Pa. U.S. Attorney: Pittsburgh Felon Serving Life Sentence Found Guilty at Trial of Contempt of Court and Assault of Court-Appointed Attorney
August 24, 2024
August 24, 2024
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024:
After the conclusion of a non-jury trial, a federal judge on August 22, 2024, found James Taric Byrd guilty of one count of contempt of court by misbehavior that obstructs the administration of justice and one count of assault for striking his court-appointed attorney in a courtroom at the Joseph F. Weis Jr. U.S. Courthouse . . .
After the conclusion of a non-jury trial, a federal judge on August 22, 2024, found James Taric Byrd guilty of one count of contempt of court by misbehavior that obstructs the administration of justice and one count of assault for striking his court-appointed attorney in a courtroom at the Joseph F. Weis Jr. U.S. Courthouse . . .