Private Admonition and Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace (11/09/01)

11/09/2001

The judge confiscated a defendant's shotgun as surety for payment of a $300.00 fine. The judge's action was without legal authority.  [Violation of Canon 2A of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.]   Private Admonition and Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace (11/09/01)