Citta

In short, Citta is saying that solely because the defendant didn’t speak English very well, that made him “illegal.”

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The 3. we came to a towne in Istria called Citta noua.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

The 3. we came to a towne in Istria called Citta noua.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 05 Central and Southern Europe Richard Hakluyt 1584

The ancient maps of China show the original division of the Yellow river in - to two branches; but those maps are so confused and in - correct, that it is not perfectly clear whether the northern branch was added to the rivers at Tien-sing, or whether it joined the gulf alone; but if the former were the case, the expanse of waters round which that city was erect - ed, must have been still more considerable than it now appears; and it is accordingly represented in ancient maps much larger than it is at present, particularly in that of Marco Polo, in which Tien-sing is called Citta celeste.

An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China : including cursory observations made, and information obtained in travelling through that ancient empire, and a small part of Chinese Tartary ; together with a relation of the voyage undertaken on the occasion of His Majesty's ship the Lion, and the ship Hindostan, in the East India company's service, to the Yellow Sea and Gulf of Pekin, as well as of their return to Europe ; taken chiefly from the papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney, Sir Erasmus Gower, and of other gentlemen in the several departments of the embassy Gower, Erasmus, Sir, 1742-1814 1797

The complaint filed against Citta accused him of “creating an appearance of racial or ethnic bias.”

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Citta, a judge in the criminal division of Superior Court, also wrote that his handling of “the most horrific, sadistic, and emotionally charged criminal trials and sentencings” was not his choice and that it has “exacted a toll which, on occasion, has led me to say things better left unsaid.”

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Citta indicated that he was simply trying “to make a point” using language that those before him could understand.

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Citta indicated that he was simply trying “to make a point” using language that those before him could understand.

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In another instance, Citta compared defendant Earl Peeples to O.J. Simpson and “berate [d] the defendant at length”:

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In a letter to the court, Citta defended his words.

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