Did judge tip his hand in Syracuse lawyer’s perjury case? ‘My job is to be...uncomfortable’ Updated 10:43 AM; Today 10:26 AM Syracuse lawyer Robert Baska walks into court in the Onondaga County Courthouse on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019.Dougalss Dowty | ddowty@syracuse.com Facebook Share Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse lawyer facing a perjury charge is hoping the judge assigned to his case will decide whether he’s guilty or not. Longtime defense lawyer Robert Baska faces a felony, accused of conspiring with a client to lie during a criminal trial in 2015, that could cost him his law license. But the assigned judge, John Crandall, isn’t sure he should preside any further after initially tossing the case due to lack of corroborating evidence.