WA: don't hit your public defender!

The AP has picked up yesterday's incident where my co-worker Larry Jefferson was attacked by his client Justin Jacobson in mid-trial. 35 separate listings so far, including The Guardian and Salon...

Here's a pretty decent item from KOMO (with video):

Defense Attorney Attacked By His Own Client In Court

The one man who's fighting for Jacobson; his one ally in the courtroom is the one he struck out at. "I think I'm rather shaken up," Jefferson said. "It's not something you're expecting when you're working and trying to do the best you can to present the case and then you're struck..."

And here's the twist: Jacobson is already on trial for assaulting two state corrections officers while in prison. In this case, judge Paula Casey was left with no choice but to declare a mistrial because of what the jury just witnessed. "Obviously, they would be more apt to believe the state's case that he assaulted someone after they've witnessed he'd assaulted someone..."

Larry's well, though a bit sore.