A California judge is repremanded for telling criminal defendants that the advice given them by their defense counsel was tantamount to legal malpractice. He was quoted: “Fine,” Mills said, according to a transcript. “Sometimes I can’t protect people from themselves, and sometimes I can’t protect people from an attorney that is giving them the wrong advice. What I can tell you, Mr. Candappa, is that this is just stupidity and arrogance.” Details.