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MILLER CHANGE'S HIS MIND

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

Judge David Miller changed his mind about the bond status of Adam Kaufman- and Aventura resident accused of killing his wife.According to this CBS article, Judge Miller had an epiphany of sorts on Father's day, and reconvened court this week on the issue of releasing Kaufman, which he had previously refused to do. The ability of a professional, especially a Judge,  to ponder a difficult decision and later change his or her mind, is an admirable trait.  It bespeaks of the Judge's ability to consider and re-consider difficult decisions. Judge Miller is to be commended for taking the pre-trial incarceration of anyone, especially someone charged with crime in a high publicity case, seriously. Of course the prosecutors responded in the same likewise thoughtful and professional manner: They threw a fit and filed a motion for Miller to recuse himself...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on June 26, 2009 (boomark / email).