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Ga. Prosecutor Says Judge David E. Barrett Pulled Gun in Open Court

By Lena Sullivan 02/27/2012 21:25:00

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Gun toting: North Georgia Judge David Barrett is being investigated for pulling out a handgun during a hearing this week as a woman testified about being an assault victim

Attorneys say a North Georgia judge pulled out his gun in open court while a witness was testifying, a move the prosecutor says was "totally inappropriate."

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that District Attorney Jeff Langley said Saturday the incident in Lumpkin County Superior Court has been referred to the state Judicial Qualifications Commission, which investigates judicial misconduct.

Langley and another attorney told the newspaper Superior Court Judge David E. Barrett drew his pistol on the bench Wednesday as a woman testified about being assaulted. Langley says the judge appeared frustrated when the witness became uncooperative and offered her his gun, saying, "You might as well shoot your lawyer."

Comments (1 posted)

Frank 02/28/2012 08:21:12

Who judges the judge? Who polices the police? NO ONE apparently.

This idiot should have been ARRESTED!!

If I pull a gun and tell someone to shot another person, I would be charged with everything under the sun. But we all know judges are gods, right? Right next to police officers who would never lie. Again, yeah right.