The story about Brevard County Judge John Murphy is all over social media recently. \u00a0The judge allegedly got into an argument with an assistant public defender during court proceedings which resulted in the judge punching the PD off camera. \u00a0The video can be seen here:<\/p>\n
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But what was the fight really about?<\/strong> \u00a0The news reports state that it happened at a “first appearance” hearing. \u00a0This is probably inaccurate. \u00a0The court proceeding appeared to be “Arraignment” hearings\u00a0and to understand why this lead to the argument, it helps to know the difference between the court proceedings. \u00a0 \u00a0What is the difference between 1st Appearance and Arraignment?<\/p>\n What happens at 1st appearance?<\/strong><\/p>\n 1st Appearance happens when a person is initially arrested. \u00a0The person is taken before the judge the next day to determine if there is “probable cause” to hold them in jail while the criminal charge is pending. \u00a0The judge also determines what (if any) bond (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The story about Brevard County Judge John Murphy is all over social media recently. \u00a0The judge allegedly got into an argument with an assistant public defender during court proceedings which resulted in the judge punching the PD off camera. \u00a0The…<\/span><\/p>\n