TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Supreme Court is rejecting a proposed punishment for a Broward County circuit judge who was charged after hitting a parked deputy sheriff's car outside the county courthouse.
Judge Lynn Rosenthal had agreed to a 90-day suspension without pay that was proposed by investigators. But the Supreme Court on Tuesday said a full hearing was needed to determine punishment.
The court stated it wanted more information about Rosenthal making misleading statements to investigators and destroying evidence. Investigators say she refused to submit to a blood and urine sample.
Rosenthal was charged with DUI. A state attorney reduced the charges to reckless driving. She has maintained she was given an incorrect dose of a sleep aid. Rosenthal also said she had lapse in judgment due to a "personal family crisis."
