A public defender's client in a custodial assault case in Olympia, Wash., smacked the attorney in the throat during jury selection Wednesday, causing the judge to declare a mistrial and the shaken lawyer to withdraw from the case. Said an undersheriff who was in the courtroom at the time, "Not only did you see it, you heard it."
May 26, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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A public defender in a custodial assault case in Olympia, Wash., was smacked in the throat by his client during jury selection in court, causing the judge to declare a mistrial and the shaken lawyer to withdraw from the case.
About three people were attending the proceedings Wednesday in Thurston County Superior Court when, without warning, Justin Jacobson, 21, backhanded his court-appointed lawyer, W. Larry Jefferson, witnesses said.
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