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Client of the Day: Primal Poo

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Really, it was only a matter of time before it came to this:

A mistrial was declared Monday when a home-invasion robbery suspect smeared human feces on his attorney’s face then threw more at the jury.

What are the chances that this is an Ed Norton in Primal Fear moment?

The prosecutor said the defendant was compliant after the outburst and was taken into custody without further incident.

Sounds promising.

But sadly, it was his own lawyer, not the prosecutor, that the defendant was going after.

More on that after the jump.

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There really has to be a better way to fire your lawyer:

Weusi McGowan, 37, was upset because San Diego Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Fraser refused to remove Deputy Alternate Public Defender Jeffrey Martin from the case, prosecutor Christopher Lawson said.

Mr. Martin apparently didn’t understand the depths of McGowan’s concerns over the quality of his representation:

At the mid-morning break, McGowan produced a plastic baggie filled with fecal matter and spread it on Martin’s hair and face, then flung the excrement toward the jury box, hitting the briefcase of juror No. 9 but missing the juror himself.

If you’re Jeffrey Martin right now, aren’t you now doomed to a waking, Lady MacBeth-esque nightmare for the rest of your life? I mean, obviously you’ve got to cut off all your hair, but what do you do about your eternally dirty face? Lye? Fire? I mean, this guy can’t be far away from becoming the next Batman villain, Jeffrey Fart Face.

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Man Attacks His Lawyer In Court With Feces [10news.com]

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