Man Who Mooned Jurors Sentenced in Fla.

Associated Press ^ | 08/20/03 | Staff Writer

[bedolido]

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) -- A man who mooned jurors before his conviction on armed burglary and aggravated battery charges has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Cornell Jackson, 29, swore and yelled at Circuit Judge Michael Overstreet before bailiffs escorted him from the courtroom. The outburst followed his trial in July when he punctuated his insanity defense by loudly hooting "cuckoo-cuckoo" and dropping his pants to moon the jury.

Circuit Judge Michael Overstreet said Tuesday that Jackson would have to serve a previously imposed 13-year sentence before he begins his 20-year penalty.

Jackson told the judge at the start of the hearing he was having trouble concentrating because of the voices in his head. He remained calm as the judge ordered him to prison but erupted with expletives when Overstreet sentenced him to perform 1,000 hours of community service during the probation following his prison term. He was then removed by bailiffs.

Jackson was convicted in April of aggravated battery and aggravated assault for a box-cutter attack on his then-girlfriend Kisha Smith on Jan. 21, 2000. He was sentenced to 13 years for the attack.

The second trial was for another attack on Smith the next day. Jackson was convicted of forcing his way into Smith's home and slashing her again with the box-cutter, causing cuts that required 57 stitches to close.

Jackson had faced up to 58 years for the second attack.

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[bedolido]

Buttttt... that's not fair

[Zack Nguyen]

Let's get to the bottom of this.

[Zack Nguyen]

He'll be the butt of plenty of jokes.

[martin_fierro]

The Moral Of Our Story:

Don't crack wise in court.

[Consort]

This was an important phase of the trial.

[mikeb704]

Jackson told the judge at the start of the hearing he was having trouble concentrating because of the voices in his head.

In that case, he should have used the "But I'm a Democrat and that proves I'm incompetent" defense.

Michael M. Bates: My Side of the Swamp

[JoeSixPack1]

Hey,, that's Madeline Albright's chest hair! Who you tryin' to kid!!!

[Pompah]

I think this dirtbag had better keep those pants of his up as high as he can get them when he gets to the place their sending him.
Different kind of jury ya know.

[irish guard]

This sucks...a tatooed, hick trialer trash moron in Chicago can jump a first base coach and get only probation, a woman in Racine, Wisconsin can knife her newborn daughter to death and get only 9 months of prison time with work release privileges, yet

Some guy in a fit of rage in California tossed Fifi into some traffic and gets three years and this guy gets 13 years.....Not that he didn't deserve it, but can someone explain to me how that trailer trash turd and the baby killer in Wisconsin got off so easy?

[ASA Vet]

There are really two morals for this story.

1. Don't have a scumbag as a boyfriend.

2. .40 caliber or larger would have prevented the attacks.
(gun control means being able to hit your target.)

[dighton]

... he punctuated his insanity defense by loudly hooting "cuckoo-cuckoo" ...

[Catspaw]

... he punctuated his insanity defense by loudly hooting "cuckoo-cuckoo" ...

I love watching fake insanity defense cases like this. Defendants can be so creative.

[Dog Gone]

He'd better be careful about mooning anyone in prison.

[general_re]

Florida, huh?

[hellinahandcart]

... he punctuated his insanity defense by loudly hooting "cuckoo-cuckoo" ...

The "I watched too many Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies" defense?

[Darksheare]

Well.. he won't be dropping his drawers and yelling "Cuckoo cuckoo" while in the pokey... unless he wants a 'soft puncture' death sentence.