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July 23, 2004
Hazardous Duty
A law school classmate of mine was assaulted in court the other day.
On Wednesday, seconds after Circuit Judge John Langston sentenced the 25-year-old Conway man to consecutive life terms in prison, Hall punched deputy prosecuting attorney Barbara Mariani in the face and broke three bones near her left eye.
As the 6-foot-1-inch, 200- pound Hall drew back his fist for a second punch, senior deputy prosecuting attorney John Johnson grabbed him in a bear hug and, assisted by four other men, wrestled the convicted double murderer to the floor in front of the jury box.
I don't doubt it broke three bones in her face. Hall sounds like a big ol' boy, and Ms. Mariani is rather petite....what my mother would call "not no bigger than a minute". She was one of the best and brightest in our class, and a really nice person too.
Those kinds of hazards go with the job, though. Pretty typical for those in trouble with the law to blame everyone else for their problems except the person who caused it...themselves.
Which is why I think prosecutors and cops aren't paid nearly enough.
Posted by Rita at July 23, 2004 07:55 AM
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I'm glad that it was small fractures, and not complete breaks. She could have been killed.
Damn, but she sounds like a tough woman. As for the psycho, I would favor dropping him in a well, followed by a ton of rock. Especially after doing that in front of his Mother.
Posted by: Keith at July 23, 2004 11:13 AM
What a gentleman. I hope this guy never sees the light of day again.
Posted by: Dan at July 23, 2004 11:16 AM
Well now this big ol' dumbshit will have some brand new assault and battery charges to deal with, and the state will have some pretty credible witnesses.
Posted by: Jim at July 23, 2004 05:59 PM
She's pretty feisty, Keith.
He had just gotten 2 consecutive life sentences without parole, so I guess he figured what else could they do to him. They're going to prosecute him for this anyway though.
Posted by: rita at July 23, 2004 09:06 PM