A convicted double murderer facing the death penalty lost it in a Florida courtroom, attacking his lawyer Monday ... and the violence was all caught on video.
was wearing shackles and surrounded by bailiffs in the Lee County courtroom when he turned to his attorney,When Shirley leaned in with his ear to listen, Zieler suddenly gave him a sharp elbow to his face ... and that's when all hell broke loose. Check out the video ... two bailiffs immediately jumped on Zieler and wrestled him to the ground.The judge then asked Shirley if he was ok ... and Shirley gave an amusing response, saying,"I'm fine. I used to box.
As for Zieler, his life is not going to be so fine. He was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the 1990 slayings of, 32. Zieler was tied to the crimes in 2016 after police matched his DNA to the cold case following his arrest for an unrelated assault. His trial for the double murder began this year and a 12-person jury convicted him. That same jury also voted in favor of a death sentence for Zieler -- and the judge put his stamp of approval on their recommendation Monday after the courtroom kerfuffle.
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