*UPDATE* - BRANNON v. FINKELSTEIN OPINION
The Ambien defense has been asserted by another Florida judge, this time after a nod out in the middle of a hearing. Key West judge Tegan Slaton, currently running for reelection, fell asleep on the bench June 12th, and had to be relieved by a colleague.
"I stopped Ambien that day. I'll exchange loss of sleep for hallucinations any day ... Gonna go get Nyquil, something over the counter," Slaton told KeysInfoNet, describing hallucinations like "Fantasia and the dancing brooms" ...
According to Key West Citizen, Slaton has flatly denied a rumor in the legal community that he suffers from a drinking problem. That article is found here.
Whatever his health issues may be, Slaton certainly seems like a colorful character, who may want to compare notes with Lynn Feig-Rosenthal on her own recent Ambien mishap. Who knows, they could prepare a joint presentation for judicial college regarding the woes of sleep aides, assuming both are reelected ...
Brannon v. Finkelstein update - we're told the 11th Circuit appeals court has relieved Howard Finkelstein of any personal liability in the lawsuit filed by Michael Brannon, while preserving a jury question as to whether or not Brannon was punished because of his Cheryl Aleman JQC testimony, or cut back because of budget issues and alleged hostile actions against the Public Defender. Does a trial loom? Stay tuned ...
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The Ambien defense has been asserted by another Florida judge, this time after a nod out in the middle of a hearing. Key West judge Tegan Slaton, currently running for reelection, fell asleep on the bench June 12th, and had to be relieved by a colleague.
"I stopped Ambien that day. I'll exchange loss of sleep for hallucinations any day ... Gonna go get Nyquil, something over the counter," Slaton told KeysInfoNet, describing hallucinations like "Fantasia and the dancing brooms" ...
According to Key West Citizen, Slaton has flatly denied a rumor in the legal community that he suffers from a drinking problem. That article is found here.
Whatever his health issues may be, Slaton certainly seems like a colorful character, who may want to compare notes with Lynn Feig-Rosenthal on her own recent Ambien mishap. Who knows, they could prepare a joint presentation for judicial college regarding the woes of sleep aides, assuming both are reelected ...
Brannon v. Finkelstein update - we're told the 11th Circuit appeals court has relieved Howard Finkelstein of any personal liability in the lawsuit filed by Michael Brannon, while preserving a jury question as to whether or not Brannon was punished because of his Cheryl Aleman JQC testimony, or cut back because of budget issues and alleged hostile actions against the Public Defender. Does a trial loom? Stay tuned ...
LA Times: Barry Scheck on the O.J. trial, DNA evidence and the Innocence Project