Posted on 02/23/2019 11:55:34 AM PST by Simon Green
A man in Ohio was understandably not happy when he was sentenced to 47 years in prison.
However, his first reaction probably didn’t help his case: He immediately sucker-punched his lawyer.
David Chislton was in a Cleveland courtroom on Tuesday for a sentencing hearing that involved nearly two dozen charges, including assaulting his girlfriend and setting fire to a Warrensville Heights apartment building in 2017, according to WKYC TV.
Chislton apparently didn’t expect to be sentenced to nearly five decades behind bars, because immediately after his sentencing, he punched his lawyer Aaron Brockler, according to Cleveland.com.
Courtroom security pounced on Chislton and subdued him.
Brockler suffered various facial injuries as well as a possible concussion, according to Cleveland station WEWS.
“It was pretty fun,” Brockler, who had a small cut on his face, joked to Cleveland.com.
The timing of the punch was bad in a number of ways, including the fact that Brockler was about to tell Chislton he would see what options he might still have.
“I turned to him because I was about to tell him that I will come and meet with him privately to see if there was anything we could do to reduce the sentence,” Brockler told WKYC. “But before I could even open my mouth I just heard a swoosh sound.”
Brockler doesn’t remember what happened next.
“All I remember is waking up on the floor underneath the table,”
Authorities are in the process of filing additional charges against Chislton, according to WEWS
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Heck just for that, I’d reduce the sentence by a few years.
Maybe he will need a new lawyer.
Well, THERE’S a start...
It’s funny, the way criminals think the justice system works.
They’ll hear something from a cellmate, then start advising their LAWYER..!
And typically when they tell the guy he doesn’t have a good case, the automatic reaction is to accuse the defense attorney of “being on THEIR side”.
Also they’ll reject any kind of evidence the other side has, like photos, tattoos, etc.
It’s almost no good, talking to them.
[ “I turned to him because I was about to tell him that I will come and meet with him privately to see if there was anything we could do to reduce the sentence,” ]
So I guess the meeting is off?
If you lie down with dogs you wake up with fleas.
Both of these two.
Shoulda hired Jackie Chiles.
Next time the lawyer should order a Subway sub instead of asking for a knuckle sandwich.
I hope the SOB is charged with assault! Oh wait, he hit a lawyer.....
No qualms here. The lawyer still gets paid. Might as well make it worth it.
Taxpayer funded court appointed lawyer? Maybe the answer is to let the perps defend themselves.
“How about a nice Hawaiian Punch!’
“Sure!”
*POW*
At least Brockler has a sense of humor.
a sentencing hearing that involved nearly two dozen charges, including assaulting his girlfriend and setting fire to a Warrensville Heights apartment building in 2017
Oh, c'mon -- who among us hasn't done that? Glass houses, glass houses... ;^)
” Heck just for that, I’d reduce the sentence by a few years. “
Three thumbs up!
In his defense, he punched a lawyer.
LOL
My out loud comments after reading this would get me banned from FR forever.
Throw this garbage in a hole somewhere and drop dog food and water down while he’s alive.
It gets tiring when nothing seems to change.
Blame everyone but yourself is the name of the game and has been for 50 years now.
Lawyer got him down from life?
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