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Jack Thompson guilty on 27 misconduct charges
Author: Joe MartinPublished: 22nd May 2008
Judge Tunis has recommended that Jack Thompson be found guilty of 27 charges of misconduct.
Judge Dava Tunis has made 21 recommendations of guilt on misconduct charges in relation to the Strickland vs. Sony case in which the controversial Thompson represented the families of policemen who had been killed by Devin Moore, who had been a fan of Grand Theft Auto.
Tunis then added more recommendations of guilt, pointing to Thompson's 2006 attempt to have Rockstar's Bully declared a public nuisance in Miami.
A final two recommendations came from trials which are not linked to video games, but where Thompson is still suspected of misconduct.
The charges which Tunis thinks that Thompson is guilty of include making false statements of material fact, knowingly disobeying obligations under the rules of a tribunal, using means which have no other purpose other than to delay or embarrass, and engaging in conduct deemed to be dishonest or fraudulent.
Tunis will make a full report to the Florida Supreme Court on September 2nd and in the meantime disciplinary hearings before Judge Tunis are on-going. Thompson himself has made several complaints against Judge Tunis.
Could this be the end for Jack Thompson, or will he simply use any media spotlight on him to propel himself further into the public eye? Let us know what you think in the forums.
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"Yes, your honour. I was inspired to be a bad Lawyer, by the video game Ace Attorney. I think you should ban this sick filth."
It has to be about covered by now, surely?
Objection! :D
[0] As opposed to baited breath, but I'm not trying to catch anything...
27 charges must be enuf to get him disbarred??
"Everything this man says is a complete lie. He should be shot, then hung, then questioned. That how WE do it in our company!"
oh noes now i r sood
Either way should be interesting to see how this pans out.
and in the eu headquarters.
The real reason for the disciplinary hearing is really to discuss punishment for Jack - which will hopefully mean that he'll be debarred and unable to practice law in the state of Florida.
What I don't know is how this affects his ability to pass the bar in other states and practice his version of "law" outside of Florida - but I'm guessing that being debarred in one state will be a fairly major hurdle in other states too.
Will do
Still, it's nice to see a bit of common sense prevailing for a change though.