A criminal court judge in Texas delivered a stunning victory for a Black defendant facing charges of marijuana possession by swiftly dismissing the case due to lack of probable cause, and then chiding prosecutors for bringing the case in the first place, suggesting the man’s arrest had clearly stemmed from “walking while Black.”
The drug case facing the defendant, identified only as “Mr. Blake” took less than a minute to be thrown out of court.
Footage of the hearing in the Houston-area court was shared across social media, where it quickly went viral, with many voices praising the actions of Harris County Judge David Fleischer, a soft-spoken but headstrong jurist known for his tough-as-nails approach on the bench.
The video features a split-screen view of the judge and the defendant, standing nervously at the podium without a lawyer when Fleischer began speaking to him authoritatively.
@lulusrescueThis judge is so …