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   Message 9,248 of 10,932   
   Norman Wells to dotcom   
   Re: Refusing to stand in court   
   30 Aug 09 13:24:38   
   
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   XPost: aus.legal, misc.legal, uk.legal   
   From: no-one@myarl.co.uk   
      
   dotcom wrote:   
   > On Aug 30, 9:52 pm, "Norman Wells"  wrote:   
      
   >> If your disrespect for the court is gross then of course punishments   
   >> exist for contempt of court under the Contempt of Court Act 1981.   
   >> These are entirely in the gift of the judge and at his complete   
   >> discretion. Otherwise, if you are found guilty, and he feels you   
   >> have been disrespectful, he of course has considerable latitude over   
   >> the penalties he can impose, and he might be tempted to opt for the   
   >> upper end rather than the lower.   
   >>   
   >> Moreover, he doesn't have to justify what he does either to you or   
   >> anyone else.   
   >>   
   >> As I said, it's up to you how you behave in court, but it's best to   
   >> conform   
   >   
   >   
   > Norman, Norman , Norman    thats just plain silly.   If you think   
   > about what you just said, then   
   > a magistrate could ask you to lick his backside and you would have to   
   > do it.   
   > Again are there any lawyers out there that really know what the law is   
   > in this respect?   
      
   I've told you the law.  I've even given you the means to look it up   
   yourself.   
      
   Why don't you avail yourself of this heaven-sent opportunuity?   
      
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