We're likely missing something here, but six months is still a blatant abuse of authority. Way to waste taxpayer dollars, psycho-judge! *grrr*
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A DROWSY spectator got more than he bargained for when a judge tossed him in jail for six months for yawning while his cousin was being sentenced in the court room.
Clifton Williams, 33, made what documents recorded as a "yawn-like sound" in the the Will County court of Judge Daniel Rozak in Chicago.
The yawn happened as Williams' cousin, Jason Mayfield, was being sentenced for a drug charge on July 23....
...However, Rozak could free Williams after a hearing on Thursday, if Williams apologizes and the judge accepts.
By then, Williams will have served 21 days.
Witnesses disagree about whether Williams' yawn was out of line.
Charles Pelkie, spokesman for the Will County state's attorney's office, said the prosecutor in the courtroom at the time told him that what came out of Williams' mouth could hardly be called a "yawn."
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new...-1225760472896
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