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Derrick Stafford, one of two deputies charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jeremy Mardis, a 6-year-old autistic boy, exits the courthouse Monday, March 20, 2017, in Marksville, La. The trial for Stafford opened Monday with jurors hearing vastly different portrayals of the child's father and his role in the deadly confrontation. (Melissa Gregory/The Daily Town Talk via AP)
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In this Friday, June 3, 2011, image former Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic salutes as he sits between security guards in the court room during his initial appearance at the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. Lawyers for former Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic say he is seriously ill and could die if he is not provisionally released from custody for treatment while he awaits verdicts in his United Nations trial. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
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In this Friday, June 3, 2011, image former Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic gestures in the court room during his initial appearance at the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. Lawyers for former Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic say he is seriously ill and could die if he is not provisionally released from custody for treatment while he awaits verdicts in his United Nations trial. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
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In this Friday, June 3, 2011, image former Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic removes his hat in the court room during his initial appearance at the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. Lawyers for former Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic say he is seriously ill and could die if he is not provisionally released from custody for treatment while he awaits verdicts in his United Nations trial. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2016, file photo, Ethan Couch is led by sheriff deputies after a juvenile court hearing in Fort Worth, Texas. Lawyers for Couch, who used an "affluenza" defense in a 2013 fatal drunken-driving wreck, filed a motion Friday, March, 17, 2017, with the Texas Supreme Court in an effort to secure his release from jail. They argue that a judge had no authority to sentence Couch to nearly two years in jail after his case was moved from juvenile to adult court. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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FILE - In this June 18, 2015, file frame from video, Joey Meek, friend of Dylann Roof who is accused of killing nine black church members during Bible study on June 17 in Charleston, S.C., speaks to The Associated Press. Meek, the only person to whom Roof confided his racist plan to massacre worshippers is set to be sentenced Tuesday, March 21, 2017, for lying to the FBI. (AP Photo/File)
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch is sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2017, by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, during his confirmation hearing before the committee. (Stephen Crowley/Pool Photo via AP)
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch, left, reaches back to hold the hand of his wife Marie Louise Gorsuch as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2017, for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2017, for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2017, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch is surrounded by photographers as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2017, for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch is sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2017, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2015, file photo, Brittany Pilkington, right, and her attorney, Marc Triplett, listen as a judge sets a bond in Bellefontaine, Ohio. A judge on Monday, March 20, 2017, gave attorneys in the case of Pilkington, an Ohio woman accused of suffocating her three young sons out of jealousy at the attention her husband gave them, a deadline of May 15 for filing any additional motions. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins, File)
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Orlando Magic's Elfrid Payton (4) goes up over Philadelphia 76ers' Robert Covington for a shot during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 20, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. Orlando won in overtime, 112-109. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Orlando Magic's Nikola Vucevic, right, drives to the basket past Philadelphia 76ers' Richaun Holmes (22) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 20, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. Orlando won in overtime, 112-109. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Orlando Magic's Nikola Vucevic, left, and Philadelphia 76ers' Shawn Long (36) go after a rebound during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 20, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. Orlando won in overtime, 112-109. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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FILE- In this Dec. 15, 2016, file photo, Judge Andrew Napolitano waits for an elevator in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. Fox News Channel has pulled legal analyst Napolitano from the air after disavowing his on-air claim that British intelligence officials had helped former President Barack Obama spy on Donald Trump. The move was first reported by The Los Angeles Times on Monday, March 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)