Today In Mental Illness In Texas

 Austin American-Statesman:

Texas judge interrupts jury, says God told him defendant is not guilty  —  A state district judge in Comal County said God told him to intervene in jury deliberations to sway jurors to return a not guilty verdict in the trial of a Buda woman accused of trafficking a teen girl for sex.

Discussion:

David G. McAfee / Friendly Atheist:   Judge: God Told Me to Sway Jury to Acquit Defendant in Sex Trafficking Trial

Benjamin Locke / Washington Press:   All hell just broke loose in Texas courtroom after judge tells jury that God personally told him how to rule on the case

Elie Mystal / Above the Law:   God Tells Judge To Intervene In Jury Deliberations — Which I Believe Is Hearsay

Heebie-Geebie / Unfogged:   Just Following Orders  —  Holy shit, this is the same judge I had when I was on jury duty.

Yet another state to force from the Union. Get out of our First Amendment-respecting nation, you cretinous crackers!