Appeals Court Publicly Rebukes California Judge for Handcuffing 13-Year-Old Girl in Court
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A San Diego-based U.S. District judge who ordered a U.S. marshal to handcuff a defendant’s 13-year-old daughter during a hearing has been disciplined for misconduct.
A federal judge who ordered a defendant’s daughter handcuffed to warn her about the consequences of drug use has been reprimanded by the judicial council of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco.
"That is my daughter's snake," Puente said. "She is two-years-old. She loves that snake."
A federal judge in San Diego, California is under investigation after handcuffing a 13-year-old girl and putting her in the jury box in an attempt to scare her straight.