arniejolt
08-11-2009, 06:14 PM
Imagine how bad it would have been if he had a sneezing fit...
Clifton Williams arrived at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet and sat in the fourth-floor courtroom where his cousin was pleading guilty to a felony drug charge.
As Circuit Judge Daniel Rozak handed down the cousin's sentence -- 2 years' probation -- Williams, 33, stretched and let out a very ill-timed yawn.
Williams' sentence? Six months in jail -- the maximum penalty for criminal contempt without a jury trial. The Richton Park man was locked up July 23 and will serve at least 21 days.
The rest of the article is at Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-jailed-for-yawning-10-aug10,0,3679452.story
Clifton Williams arrived at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet and sat in the fourth-floor courtroom where his cousin was pleading guilty to a felony drug charge.
As Circuit Judge Daniel Rozak handed down the cousin's sentence -- 2 years' probation -- Williams, 33, stretched and let out a very ill-timed yawn.
Williams' sentence? Six months in jail -- the maximum penalty for criminal contempt without a jury trial. The Richton Park man was locked up July 23 and will serve at least 21 days.
The rest of the article is at Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-jailed-for-yawning-10-aug10,0,3679452.story
