Ethics

"This past summer I tried a criminal case in federal court.  After the

guilty  verdict  but  before  the jurors were dismissed, the district court

judge told them about my client's prior bad acts.  I would like to write an

article  and  argue  that  this is wrong because it damages the future jury

pool.   If  it cannot be done in Texas state courts, why should the federal

courts  be  any different? Could you tell me of any articles or periodicals

dealing with this issue?"