"The bizarre spectacle — a duly elected state lawmaker escorted through the marble halls of the House as a convict — was also an act of defiance. The committee’s proceedings are secret, so it is unclear what he said or what the committee members asked him. However….
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Related: Alleged victim describes attack, effort to reach state Representative Henriquez
Police testify at legislator’s assault trial
6 months in jail for lawmaker Henriquez
Why is Carlos Henriquez waiting to resign?
Pension purposes?
Convicted of assault and battery, Henriquez should resign
Well, once you have lost them….
UPDATES:
"Jailed House rep. called before disciplinary panel" by Jim O’Sullivan and Andrew Ryan | Globe Staff, January 23, 2014
The Massachusetts House of Representatives took the extraordinary step Thursday of summoning one of its members before a disciplinary panel as he serves a six-month sentence for assault, calling Representative Carlos Henriquez before the Ethics Committee as early as Friday.
Thursday’s move sets up the potential for a dramatic scene on Beacon Hill: a state lawmaker returning to the State House in handcuffs as a prisoner serving time.
The funny thing is they should all be led out of there in them.
House leaders are hoping to force Henriquez to resign, but say they would move to expel him from the body if he does not.
During a sparsely attended session Thursday, the House adopted an order giving its Ethics Committee the power to issue a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum. The order does not mention Henriquez by name, but a State House source who spoke on the condition of anonymity said it empowers the House to bring the convicted lawmaker before his colleagues to testify.
While the House took a formal step to pressure Henriquez to resign, a growing chorus of the lawmaker’s allies and friends called for him to step down.
The Dorchester Democrat was convicted and sentenced last week on two counts of assault and battery against an Arlington woman he had been dating, stemming from a July 2012 incident.
Henriquez’s sentence expires in July, raising a scenario in which he could stand for reelection in September. According to Secretary of State William F. Galvin’s office, Henriquez would be eligible for the ballot if he is not in jail….
Criminals can $erve the public in Massachusetts.
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"The judge in state Representative Carlos Henriquez’s assault and battery trial issued sanctions against the prosecution for failing to provide evidence sought by the defense, which came to light during the trial."
Not even a state rep can get a fair trial in Massachusetts!
What do you do when the GOVERNMENT is CRIMINAL?
Who wanted Henriquez out of the way?
