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Full Moon Shot.
PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Jurors, who took a mere
thirty minutes to find a man guilty of armed burglary and aggravated
battery, were treated to an impromptu full moon display.
The defendant, Cornell Jackson, punctuated his
insanity defense by loudly hooting "cuckoo-cuckoo" and then dropping his
pants to moon the jury during court proceedings.
A pair of bailiffs and two Bay County sheriff's deputies then dragged
Jackson from the courtroom after mooning exhibition.
Defense lawyer Georgette Beller asked for a mistrial after the mooning.
Circuit Judge Michael Overstreet rejected her motion and ordered that
Jackson watch the rest of the trial from a holding cell over
closed-circuit television.
Source: FindLaw.com, AP, "Man Found Guilty After Mooning Jury, July 18,
2003
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