http://valawyersweekly.com/2011/05/11/legislators-to-judges-if-you-defer-judgment-be-prepared-to-discuss/ VA Lawyers Weekly Fri, 03 May 2013 14:39:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://valawyersweekly.com/2011/05/11/legislators-to-judges-if-you-defer-judgment-be-prepared-to-discuss/comment-page-1/#comment-29752 Kevin E. Martingayle Wed, 11 May 2011 18:50:17 +0000 http://valawyersweekly.com/?p=63185#comment-29752 Why should legislators demand that judges keep notes on and be ready to defend the use of deferred dispositions? Is it an improper or illegal way for a judge to handle a case? No. So what gives? Looks like a back door effort to legislate through intimidation. This is a bad idea. Why should legislators demand that judges keep notes on and be ready to defend the use of deferred dispositions? Is it an improper or illegal way for a judge to handle a case? No. So what gives? Looks like a back door effort to legislate through intimidation. This is a bad idea.

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