Convicted domestic terrorist Schaeffer Cox fires attorney and blames him for not fooling the jury into believing that he was not guilty, guilty, guilty.

Courtesy of Alaska Dispatch:

Attorney Nelson Traverso filed a motion with the court Monday asking to withdraw from the case, stating his client was extremely unhappy with the job he'd performed. No aspect of Traverso's role in Cox’s defense was up to par, according to the motion. Cox was found guilty on the most serious charge, conspiracy to commit murder, and he faces up to life in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for September. 

According to Traverso, Cox complained about how Traverso presented the case, conducted direct and cross examinations during trial, used exhibits, decided which witnesses to call and what arguments to make. In a move not usual for defendants who fail to beat the rap, Cox now claims he received "ineffective assistance of counsel" -- a legal term referring to whether Cox's constitutionally-mandated right to competent legal representation was met. The standard has two prongs: was the attorney competent, and if not, was the attorney's poor work directly responsible for the trial's outcome? 

Such claims are difficult to prove, and rarely successful. 

During the verdicts, Cox reacted with disbelief as the guilty verdicts piled up. "The prosecution withheld evidence from you guys," he at one point shouted to the jury. He took his own notes throughout the trial, and could be seen whispering -- sometimes with looks of anger and dissatisfaction -- into his attorney's ear. 

I agree, I also think that Cox had poor representation, I mean whose stupid idea was it to put Shaeffer himself on the stand?

Oh right, it was HIS idea! 

You know as much as I enjoy watching Schaeffer Cox crying like a little prison bitch on the witness stand, I would suggest that he stop while he is behind. We don't have the death penalty in Alaska, but if Cox manages to get a retrial (Which of course he won't), and decided to represent himself yet again, he just might screw it up badly enough for Alaska to reestablish one for the first time since 1957.

It is time the little jerk recognized the fact that he was only a legend in his own mind, and that, in the words of Bobby Fuller, he "fought the law, and the law won."