Defense lawyer arrested for giving candy to his client in court
A lawyer in Arizona was arrested the week before Christmas, for giving his client a piece of candy in the courtroom.
[The Sheriff's Office spokesperson] told the publications that Rossi asked the detention officers if he could give his client a piece of candy, then ignored their answer when they said he could not do it. D’Evelyn claims Rossi responded, "What are you going to do, arrest me?" before placing the candy in the inmate’s mouth.
The Sheriff's Office says that they are concerned about "the candy contraband issue," and says that it is a "security issue." "They get fed three squares a day and we don't feed them in court." I think that it may an "authority" issue, not a security issue. The guards at every courthouse I have ever been in are very concerned that every person do what they tell them to do without question. In general you defer to the guards and do things however they want them to be done, but take it to the judge if it is an issue that you cannot live with. They are in charge of security, after all.
But they can take it too far, as in this guy's case in Arizona. The attorney was arrested at his home the day after the "candy incident," and the guards made their point.
