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Thursday, August 26, 2010
An odd, odd morning in Butler County court
After three hours on the bench Thursday, Butler County Common Pleas Judge Keith Spaeth looked out at the now empty courtroom and said “Well, it was a odd, odd morning.”
Indeed it was.
All the people who appear before a common pleas judge are in trouble — big trouble, meaning many go to prison. But sprinkled in the often tense sessions are moments of levity or at least some head scratching moments.
On Thursday, defense attorney Ken Crehan told the judge his client was hospitalized after being stung by a swarm of wasps, thus he was not in court.
Another man limped to the podium for sentencing and told the judge he may have to have his leg amputated because of spider bite and pulled up leg of his pants to show Spaeth proof.
Early in the day, another defendant also hiked up his pant leg to give the judge a look at his affliction.
“It’s like shark week around here,” Spaeth said, noting he won’t be going into the woods anytime soon.
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