What is an elocution?

• Right to Elocution: A Final Word From the Victim
• Elocution: a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public, including the control of both voice and gesture.

Judge Joel Novak was more than a little peeved this past week when delivering a message from the bench as he sentenced a convicted murderer to three consecutive life-in-prison terms. Keep in mind Judge Novak in the past seven months sentenced three convicted murderers to life in prison for crimes against women. He’s been judging for over 30 years and has seen and heard his fill of criminal defendants, cases and criminal elocutions. This was as he points out, one of the worst.

Moore: I Have No Remorse For TereseAnn’s Death, KCCI

It’s seldom that we get to hear a judge express his personal thoughts and having practiced before Judge Novak I was a little surprised at his response. Know that Judge Novak is very intelligent and a personally nice guy, the fact he ventured into public comments says a lot to me. He’s always been in control while I’ve been in his courtroom. I was also surprised at how much the convicted killer was allowed to say in Court. Here listen for yourself as Randall Moore convicted of kidnapping and killing his wife tells those in the courtroom what he thinks of what he did and the person he murdered. My assessment was that if the death penalty existed in Iowa Moore would be one of the recipients.

After you listen, ask yourself, was justice done?

Click on this link to view the next raw footage.

Video: Moore's Sentencing
RAW VIDEO: Randall Moore
RAW VIDEO: Judge Novak