AR censures judge for issuing warrants from the bench without PC

Ark. Dem-Gaz: District judge censured for rude behavior, exceeding authority by Gavin Lesnick:

According to the letter, Van Hook on four occasions issued warrants from the bench without any probable cause from law enforcement or a prosecutor. In one case, the prosecutor at trial asked for the charge to be dismissed, but Van Hook refused, finding the defendant “guilty of a charge the State offered no evidence to support.”