Go Seahawks
am 09.02.2006 von http://transblawg.eu
The DenverChannel, via lawblog:
TACOMA, Wash. — A judge overseeing a manslaughter case embarrassed prosecutors and upset the victim’s family when she called for a Super Bowl cheer for the Seattle Seahawks before the start of the sentencing hearing.
As Judge Beverly G. Grant took the bench Friday, she asked everyone in court to say “Go Seahawks.” Dissatisfied with …
GO SEAHAWKS
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