A Common Pleas judge in Cincinnati has rescinded his order that a man sentenced for a felony drug charge get vaccinated against COVID-19 within \u2026<\/b>
\nA Common Pleas judge in Cincinnati has rescinded his order that a man sentenced for a felony drug charge get vaccinated against COVID-19 within two months as a condition of his probation. Speaking at a hearing Tuesday, Judge Christopher Wagner told Brandon Rutherford that it\u2019s not a judge\u2019s role to make decisions for him or \u201cteach you to be a better person,\u201d The Cincinnati Enquirer reported. The reversal came nearly a month after Wagner had sentenced Rutherford. At the time, Wagner told Rutherford he presumed he hadn\u2019t been vaccinated because he was wearing a mask in court, which Rutherford confirmed, telling the judge he wasn\u2019t worried about the vaccine. Neither Rutherford nor his attorney, Carl Lewis, objected to the vaccination order during the sentencing, but soon afterward Rutherford expressed concerns about the directive. Lewis said Tuesday that his 21-year-old client has concerns about the vaccine and will not get it within two months. Lewis had argued that a judge doesn\u2019t have the power or authority to order someone to be vaccinated.<\/p>\n