B.C. judge strikes man’s arguments as ‘stupid’ in contempt case
A provincial court judge in Prince Rupert, B.C., has sentenced a 46-year-old man to a year in jail for contempt of court, ruling he tried to circumvent the justice system with “pseudo-legal” and “stupid” arguments.
Ottawa-based lawyer Richard Warman said he was both surprised and reassured by Paterson’s ruling because courts in the past have been reluctant to treat such conduct as the “full frontal attack on the judicial system that it is.” Hardy, who represented himself in court, was charged with “contempt in the face of the court” for refusing to recognize the court’s legitimacy or to follow the court’s orders and take part in the trial process.
The ruling details how Hardy was first arrested in Prince Rupert in May 2021, and charged with one count of resisting or wilfully obstructing peace officers in the execution of their duty.
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