Defendent and judge face off in courtroom
July 7, 2009
New Hampshire: Tax evader Ed Brown took the stand in early July 2009 in his federal weapons trial. He is accused of booby-trapping his New Hampshire property and threatening to kill federal agents. Federal judge George Singal is hearing the case, and is struggling to keep Brown from making repeated outbursts in the courtroom. Singal has threatened to direct the jury to disregard Brown's testimony and to remove Brown from the courtroom.
After two outbursts from Brown that prompted the judge to send the jury from the courtroom, he informed Brown that it was his final chance. A brief face off occurred, until Brown reluctantly relented.
"If you allow me to give my full testimony as you said earlier about telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, I will do everything you say," Brown said.[1]
Footnotes
Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of New Hampshire • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of New Hampshire
State courts:
New Hampshire Supreme Court • New Hampshire Superior Courts • New Hampshire Circuit Courts • New Hampshire Probate Courts • New Hampshire District Court • New Hampshire Family Division
State resources:
Courts in New Hampshire • New Hampshire judicial elections • Judicial selection in New Hampshire
