courts & judges

Not just a saucy seductress in a rug, then. :D http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20041213/cleopatra.html

Self-immolating monks There does seem to be a bit of a tradition for this kind of thing: http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/local_news/?ArID=49760&SecID=2

This made me laugh. A lot. There is little funnier than the drunken antics of a Judge in a kebab house.................... "Judge accused of police station antics Martin Wainwright Wednesday September 24, 2003 The Guardian A drunken judge who blundered into an argument in a...

i have just been trawling Ebay for those hard to find books. and i found this auction the book for sale has a story in it, detailing a murder trial were the victim's ghost gave eveidence and it was used in the trial. does anyone know the trial or the stroy behind it so i can look into it a bit more.

I very much enjoyed the autobiography of a famous British hangman, Albert Pierrepoint. He'd hanged most of the famous Brit murderers of the 20th century, it seemed, and the book was a cracking read. Though not exactly up there with the literary greats- Ruth Ellis 'seemed a nice woman' Derek...