Tails0nE Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 dunno if this hasnt been posted yet or not... JOLIET, Ill. - Drowsy spectators in one suburban Chicago courtroom might want to stifle their yawns from now on. Clifton Williams, 33, of Richton Park, is facing six months in jail for making what court documents call a yawn-like sound in Will County Judge Daniel Rozak's court last month. The yawn happened as Williams' cousin, Jason Mayfield, was being sentenced for a drug charge on July 23. Rozak found Williams in contempt of court and sentenced him to six months in jail. However, Rozak could free Williams after a status hearing Thursday, if Williams apologizes and the judge accepts. By then, Williams will have served 21 days. Witnesses disagree about whether Williams' yawn was out of line. Charles Pelkie, spokesman for the Will County state's attorney's office, said the prosecutor in the courtroom at the time told him that what came out of Williams' mouth could hardly be called a "yawn." "This was a very loud, boisterous, deliberate attempt on the part of this individual to disrupt the proceedings and show disrespect to the court," Pelkie said. "It was not a guy who involuntarily yawned. This guy was making a statement - a very loud statement - in court." Mayfield disagreed, saying it was "not an outrageous yawn." Williams has written his family to say that he can't believe he's in jail "for nothing." A message left for Rozak Tuesday was not immediately returned. Six months is the maximum sentence judges can give for criminal contempt without a jury trial. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_jailed_for_yawning 3 weeks locked up for yawning in court.... discuss.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morton Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Show some respect when you are in a court of law. Maybe now he can spend a little more time with his cousin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the radiologist Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 If he was black....i'm somehow okay with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsmbfan Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 tired thread is tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsmbfan Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 If he was black....i'm somehow okay with it. ok i had the same thought, so maybe i'm racist. but i seen Chicago and court in the same block of text and thought, some woogie boogie niggah tried to make the judge look like a dummy. i'd be surprised if he was white. white people know better, plus we know the secret hand shake that keeps us out of butt rape prison. edit: nope, it was the name Clifton. dead giveaway. he black. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drue_Down Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Joliet is a shit hole, he is better off inside the jail than out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn1_fuckos Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 They let him go later on in the week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belmonts Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperface Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 someone in toronto just did three weeks for yawning loudly in court on purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaOnlyQue Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Soon its gunna be illegal to breathe heavy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosluggo Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 JOLIET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Show some respect when you are in a court of law. Maybe now he can spend a little more time with his cousin. This here. If you're going to play with fire, you're going to get burned. Dumbass got what he deserved, case closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcs Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 note to self. dont yawn in court Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinky the kid Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 so youd probably get the chair if you beefed in court eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThuggedOutGypsyz Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Soon its gunna be illegal to breathe heavy... ^^This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinky the kid Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Good to know I can stop locking my doors at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 i've yawned in court quite a few times... its 830 in the morning and im getting up against my will. i've seen people do far worse and not even get talked to, fat ass white trash drunks having full on coversations about getting hammered and blowing OCs and shit like they were chillin at the bar, didnt get spoken to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autoteller Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 who or what is that presumably female figure? and jesus, how am i not serving a life bid in solitary now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 i called a guy in the court room when my friend was up on stand, his phone rang loudly and they declared a mistrial. thats how you get away with stealing cars when you get caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Mistrial for a phone ringing? That sounds like 100% bullshit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 no... it was juvenile court. the rules are different, they are alot stricter when it comes to kids because i guess they are worried about kids beating eachother up. when witnesses go up on the stand everyone is supposed to leave except for the lawyers and "jury". but they dont really follow that rule, but if your lawyer is half decent he can use that to get the case thrown out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUNKEN-ASSHOLE-ONER Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Show some respect when you are in a court of law. Maybe now he can spend a little more time with his cousin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUNKEN-ASSHOLE-ONER Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 i've yawned in court quite a few times... its 830 in the morning and im getting up against my will. i've seen people do far worse and not even get talked to, fat ass white trash drunks having full on coversations about getting hammered and blowing OCs and shit like they were chillin at the bar, didnt get spoken to. ^This. I'm gonna spend all of tomorrows props negahammering the majority of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUNKEN-ASSHOLE-ONER Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Mistrial for a phone ringing? That sounds like 100% bullshit Not to mention that they don't just let you off the hook when they declare a mistrial. You just have to go through it all again with a different jury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable.. Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 ^^^^ lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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