Deputy Public Defender Zohra Bakhtary Archives - Cop Block

Las Vegas Judge Continues Bizarre, Out of Control Behavior; Throws Family of Murder Victims Out of Court; Threatens to Arrest Reporter

August 17, 2016August 18, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1034 Views Accountability, act of physical restraint, Civil rights, clark county, Clark County Defender's Union, constitutional duty, contempt of court, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, court decorum, denied right to council, Deputy Public Defender Zohra Bakhtary, Dishonesty, Double Standard, federal public defender, freedom, Handcuffed, handcuffed in open court, Harassment, humiliation, Judge Hafen, Justice of the Peace, Justice System, kelly patterson, landslide, las vegas, Las Vegas Justice Court, Las Vegas Review Journal, LVRJ, men silencing women, NAPD, National Association for Public Defense, Nevada, Nevada Primary Elections, no victim no crime, NV, Police State, power trip, professional demeanor in court, public defender, Regional Injustice Center, Regional Justice Center, rights, soon to be ex-judge, standoff, taught a lesson, Update

Previously, I’ve done a number of stories (see related posts section below) on the train-wreck that Judge Hafen, a soon

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Contempt Charge Against Defense Attorney Who was Handcuffed in Court by Las Vegas Judge Dismissed

August 5, 2016August 5, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1326 Views Accountability, act of physical restraint, Amy Cheline, capriciously and arbitrarily, Civil rights, clark county, Clark County District Court, constitutional duty, contempt of court, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Daniel Fernandez, denied right to council, Deputy Public Defender Zohra Bakhtary, Dishonesty, disorderly contemptuous or insolent behavior, District Judge Gloria Sturman, Dominic Gentile, Double Standard, federal public defender, freedom, Handcuffed, handcuffed in open court, Harassment, humiliation, Judge Hafen, jury box, Justice of the Peace, Justice System, kelly patterson, landslide, larceny, las vegas, Las Vegas Justice Court, Las Vegas Review Journal, listen to arguments not silence them, LVRJ, men silencing women, Nevada, Nevada Primary Elections, Nick Crosby, no victim no crime, NV, Police State, power trip, professional demeanor in court, public defender, Regional Injustice Center, Regional Justice Center, rights, soon to be ex-judge, standoff, taught a lesson, Update, zealous defense

On August 2nd, a contempt of court charge filed by Judge Hafen, a Las Vegas Justice of the Peace, against

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Las Vegas Judge Who Handcuffed Defense Attorney During Trial Taught Lesson by Voters

June 18, 2016June 18, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1085 Views Accountability, Civil rights, clark county, Clark County Defender's Union, clip on tie, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, court decorum, denied right to council, Deputy Public Defender Zohra Bakhtary, Dishonesty, Double Standard, federal public defender, freedom, Handcuffed, Harassment, Huffungton Post, Judge Hafen, Justice of the Peace, Justice System, kelly patterson, las vegas, Las Vegas Justice Court, Las Vegas Review Journal, LVRJ, men silencing women, NAPD, National Association for Public Defense, Nevada, NV, open letter, public defender, Regional Injustice Center, Regional Justice Center, rights, Surveillance, transcript, Transparency, unreasonable and unprecedented, Update

Justice of the Peace Conrad Hafen, who created an uproar last month when he ordered a defense attorney to be

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Las Vegas Judge Has Defense Attorney Handcuffed During Trial to “Teach Her a Lesson”

May 27, 2016May 27, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1773 Views Accountability, Civil rights, clark county, Clark County Defender's Union, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, court decorum, D.C. public defender, D.C. Superior Court, denied right to council, Deputy Public Defender Zohra Bakhtary, Dishonesty, Double Standard, federal public defender, freedom, Handcuffed, Harassment, Huffungton Post, Judge Hafen, Justice of the Peace, Justice System, kelly patterson, las vegas, Las Vegas Justice Court, Las Vegas Review Journal, lead public defender, LVRJ, men silencing women, Nevada, NV, Phil Kohn, phone interview, Police State, public defender, Regional Injustice Center, Regional Justice Center, rights, Stephen Cooper, Surveillance, transcript, Transparency, unreasonable and unprecedented, washington post

On Monday, Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Conrad Hafen ordered Deputy Public Defender Zohra Bakhtary to be handcuffed and

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