Judge unimpressed after wrong prisoner presented for sentencing

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The wrong man was brought to court for sentencing in a high-profile murder case in Australia, after a mix-up with a man with the same name.

Peter Brown 57, convicted of murdering Simone Fraser, was due to appear in the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne.

But another Peter Brown was initially brought before the judge, Justice John Champion, who was not impressed.

The correct Peter Brown was eventually produced after a delay and sentenced to 30 years in prison.

The judge expressed frustration and criticised representatives of the prisons service, requesting an explanation for the mix-up.

"What particularly unimpresses me is I don't detect anyone here from Corrections," Justice Champion said.

"They haven't had the courtesy to appear before the court, knowing the mistake had been made."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-46388537

Not sure how you make that mistake.

[WhyNott]

Considering that judges are known to give statistically different sentences depending on the time of day and whether they had a lunch break or not, I wonder if he got a harsher sentence because of that mixup

[ignhelper]

What if the judge wanted curly fries for lunch and they only had straight fries instead

[revengeanomics]

Straight to thr chopping block with you!

[Talvy]

That’s like the best word choice. Not even straight-up disappointed, just unimpressed.