Thursday: Indicting!

As foretold in the prophesies (a.k.a. today's docket), Bill was back in court today for his first appearance on his new charges (obstruction of justice, failure to comply with a release order, and two counts of failure to attend court while on a release order.First of all, I want to be clear about one thing: the obstruction of justice charge is not related to him barricading himself behind plywood at Treasure Island. While that may have violated a number of building and fire codes, there is not (as an expert on the subject tole me) anything illegal about barricading yourself in your home. This charge predates that. I'm not sure how much detail I can safely give, so I will err on the side of caution and won't go into specifics about why Bill is being charged with this. Instead, I will point out that he's being charged with section 139(2) - General Obstruction, which is a hybrid offense (meaning it can be summary or indictable) carrying a maximum penalty of up to 10 years imprisonment…

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