On Broad Spectrum Antibiotics Since 2002
July 26, 2004
Verdict Goes Berserk in Courtroom
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Artist's Rendering of the Verdict After it Collapsed on the Courthouse Stairs |
Charlotte Webb
Staff Writer
- Perry, GA -
Late Thursday morning, court observers were shocked when a verdict escaped the jury room, slapped an assistant district attorney in the face, stuck its tongue out at the judge and ran out of the courtroom. One observer noted, "I've never seen such an angry piece of paper in my life." The defendant was acquitted several minutes later after the jury prepared another written verdict.
The assistant district attorney was treated and released from the Perry Hospital for a "nasty paper-cut." Legal experts say that it is extremely rare for verdicts to come to life and attack prosecutors.