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20 mars, 2007 15:51
Judge Involved in Anna Nicole Smith Case Cited for Marijuana
The Associated Press
03-20-2007
A judge who had a secondary role in recent Anna Nicole Smith proceedings was cited for smoking marijuana in a Hollywood, Fla., city park, police said Monday.
Lawrence Korda was smoking marijuana while sitting under a tree at Stanley Goldman Park on Sunday, police said. Three officers who were doing training there caught Korda and field-tested the joint, said Capt. Tony Rode, a police spokesman.
The judge was not arrested. He was given a misdemeanor citation to appear in court.
"Judge Korda was not given special treatment because of his status as a circuit court judge," Rode said. "He was provided with a notice to appear. That's exactly what 99 percent of other offenders would have been given for this type of offense."
A telephone message left by The Associated Press at the judge's chambers after hours Monday was not immediately returned.
The fight over control of Smith's body began in Korda's courtroom. It ended up being heard by Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin, who drew national attention not only because the case involved an over-the-top celebrity, but because of his relentless one-liners and tearful announcement of the decision. Korda later heard brief arguments in a related case, seeking to determine the biological father of Smith's baby daughter Dannielynn.
