dave submitted a ridiculous story about a frustrated judge in a case where a woman owned too many dogs.

Earlier, Janet Lane had pleaded guilty to violating a Herriman ordinance that limits the number of dogs to two. Lane had eight, and as she stood before Judge Henriod for sentencing, she still had seven dogs.

That prompted this outburst from Judge Henriod: "She should have taken a gun and shot the other five before she came back to court."

He then sent her immediately to jail for 180 days. On Tuesday the judge's tone was different. After accepting an affidavit from Lane's attorney that the excess dogs had been transferred to the Humane Society shelter, he suspended the remaining 179 days of Janet Lane's sentence.

Then, he went a step further, apologizing for his comment of the previous day: "I didn't mean that anybody should hurt your dogs or that I was somebody that thinks dogs should be killed. That statement was harsh and it was unfeeling and I wish I hadn't said it that way."

That apology was not enough to deter the Humane Society. Incensed by his comment from the bench the day before, the society's attorney announced he would file a complaint with the Judicial conduct commission. The commission has the responsibility of investigating allegations of judicial misconduct and the power to reprimand or sanction judges.

The bottom line from Tuesday's follow-up hearing is Janet Lane as ordered freed with one year probation and a $350.00 fine. As of Tuesday night, however, Janet Lane was still in the Salt Lake County Jail. Her husband, Keith Lane was told only that the jailers had not received the paperwork from the court. "Something about a bureaucratic foul-up," he said. Janet Lane got to spend a second night in jail, all because she had too many dogs roaming her five acres in Herriman.

Wow, this guy's a real idiot. You're a judge, get a grip! Maybe the story in the newspaper will be enough information for the jailers to finally release the woman. A limit of 2 dogs on a 5-acre lot?!?....Come on!!