Currently going viral is a video showing a Michigan man caught driving during his court Zoom call after his license was suspended, but it’s not the first time the judge who oversaw the proceeding has had to deal with some silly defendants.
Washtenaw County District Court Judge Cedric Simpson looked utterly perplexed after meeting defendant Corey Harris, whose record showed his license was suspended. Yet, Harris dialed into his virtual court hearing from behind the wheel anyway.
But this kind of interaction isn’t new for Simpson.
Washtenaw County District Court Judge J. Cedric Simpson (Credit: Change.org petition screengrab)
Last June, he presided over another virtual court hearing that also went viral. That proceeding involved Anthony Lane, who met with Simpson to waive his probable cause hearing after being charged with drug possession.
At one point, when Simpson addressed the prosecutor, who revealed Lane was seen in the Zoom waiting room rolling a blunt.
Video showed Lane rolling what appears to be a blunt in plain view of an attorney and another defendant awaiting their court meetings in that same waiting room. He was seen smoking in other court Zoom calls while the judge was meeting other defendants. Court staff then notified the prosecutor in Lane’s case.
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