SANTA ANA, Calif.—A man who had pled guilty to possession for sale of fentanyl and methamphetamine was directed by his public defender to hum inside the courtroom to avoid hearing an advisement that he could be charged with murder if someone dies from drugs he sells, according to the Orange County district attorney. In court, the defendant was instructed to continue humming as a legal maneuver to not hear the advisement, even after being instructed multiple times by the judge to stop. “I’m not going to let these drug dealers get away with murder,” Orange County DA Todd Spitzer said in a statement. “This defendant – and his deputy public defender – don’t want to hear it. The judge wasn’t having it, telling the public defender in no uncertain terms she was not going to allow humming in her courtroom. It was inappropriate, she scolded.” The defendant then withdrew his …
Defendant ‘Hums’ in Courtroom to Avoid Hearing Fentanyl Murder Advisement
January 13, 2022
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