Georgia judge accused of pulling a gun in court
Superior Court Judge David Barrett told the witness that she might as well shoot her lawyer because she was "killing her case."
From NBC DFW.com: A North Georgia judge is being investigated after pulling out a handgun in court to prove a point while a witness was testifying in a rape case,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Superior Court Judge David Barrett told the witness that she might as well shoot her lawyer because she was “killing her case.” He pretended to offer her his handgun before prosecutor Jeff Langley told the judge the move was inappropriate and asked him to put away the weapon.
“When it happened, I objected and sought to take control of the situation and terminate that conduct immediately,” Langley told the Atlanta paper.
The female victim, who had accused a Sheriff’s deputy of rape and aggravated assault with a handgun, was not being cooperative during the latter part of her testimony, Langley said.
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