It may have all been a misunderstanding, but at the end of the day the Justice's Vietnamese gardener cut down some 120 big-leaf maple and indigenous cherry trees (some of them 40 years old) in a Seattle public park so the Justice could have clear views of the lake from his luxury home. Those pesky Seattle nature buffs are none too pleased about Justice Jerome Farris' actions. The DA has decided against charging him with a felony, and he's offered to pay to restore the damage, according to this.