August 29, 2006
Judge detains 5 over ringing cell phone
A judge detained and questioned a row of spectators when a cell phone rang for a third time in her courtroom, later ordering two people to serve community service for contempt of court, reports the FresnoBee via digg.
"When no one admitted having the ringing phones Wednesday, Lake County Criminal Court Judge Diane Boswell told all five people in the row to sit in chairs reserved for jail inmates. They stayed there for more than an hour until the morning court call ended.
Boswell found three people in contempt of court because they initially refused to say who had the ringing phones."
Related cellphones in the courtroom stories:
-- Judge subpoenaed two jurors for text messaging during deliberations
-- Lawyer in Pakistan fined for keeping cell phone on in Court
-- Jailtime For Letting A Phone Ring In Court
-- Prosecutor Jailed for Leaving Phone Off
-- A year in jail for using a cameraphone in court
-- Man fined for taking a picture in South Wales court
-- Camera phones banned in Australia's courtrooms
-- Picture phones banned in Oakland County Courthouse
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