Man who mooned jury is convicted
August 16, 2005
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PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- A man who once shouted "cuckoo" and then dropped his pants to moon a jury has been convicted of attacking his girlfriend with a boxcutter.
Cornell Jackson, 31, could face up to 33 years in prison when sentenced today. That's the penalty he received after two earlier trials in which convictions were reversed because he had not received formal competency hearings.
Jackson's lawyers argued he was legally insane when, in a jealous rage over perceived attention that Kisha Smith had paid to another man, he slashed her on Jan. 21 and 22, 2000. The second attack came after she returned home from getting her initial wound stitched at a hospital. AP
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August 16, 2005
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PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- A man who once shouted "cuckoo" and then dropped his pants to moon a jury has been convicted of attacking his girlfriend with a boxcutter.
Cornell Jackson, 31, could face up to 33 years in prison when sentenced today. That's the penalty he received after two earlier trials in which convictions were reversed because he had not received formal competency hearings.
Jackson's lawyers argued he was legally insane when, in a jealous rage over perceived attention that Kisha Smith had paid to another man, he slashed her on Jan. 21 and 22, 2000. The second attack came after she returned home from getting her initial wound stitched at a hospital. AP
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