Pa. man charged with punching his lawyer in court before drug trial: reports

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During a break in jury selection, James Byrd suddenly struck his lawyer in the head as the two sat side-by-side and argued over witnesses.

The attack happened during a break in jury selection when Byrd suddenly struck Schorr in the head as the two sat side-by-side and argued over witnesses. After Byrd was separated from Schorr by U.S.

marshals, the jury took one hour to find Byrd guilty in the drug case and he was later sentenced to life, theUnder federal sentencing guidelines, the sentence would be based upon how serious the offense was and the defendant’s criminal history,“In its Sentencing Memorandum, the government outlined the defendant’s prior serious criminal history and other misconduct.

 

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