Former Charles County Circuit Court Judge Robert C. Nalley pleaded guilty to a civil rights violation for ordering a defendant in his courtroom to be electro-shocked to shut him up. At the time the defendant was acting as his own attorney, and was wearing a “Stun-Cuff”. The judge ordered the county deputy sheriff to activate the Stun-Cuff attached to the defendant’s ankle. The shock produced 50,000 volts to the defendant’s Achilles tendon for five seconds. The defendant screamed and fell to the floor.

Today, the federal court is set to sentence the former judge. Nalley faces a maximum sentence of a year in jail and a fine up to $100,000.

Source: Washington Post: https://goo.gl/497dGC