An Instagram Account to Visit: OverheardCourthouse @HKP2012
If you haven’t already found it, check out the Instagram account @OverheardCourthouse. Wonderful entries and some real gems there! (Via Heidi Lou Who@HKP2012)
(judge reviewing an arrest form charging 1 count of murder)
Judge: “I find probable cause. State, are you asking for a stay away order?”
State: [“]Judge, it’s a murder.”
Public Defender: “Yes. The victim is dead.”
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(Animal cruelty case involving racehorses)
Judge: “Is there an offer for the defendant?”
Prosecutor: “No offer pending victim approval.”
Judge: “[W]ith the HORSE?!”
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Public Defender: [“]Pursuant to an agreement with the state, my client pleads guilty.[“]
Victim: [“] Wait [,] wait [,] that’s not him. [“]
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[Some edits from us, for consistency.]
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