A man who was convicted of murdering an 11-year-old girl and her babysitter in 1990 punched his own attorney and was wrestled to the ground in court Monday.

Joseph Zieler, 61, on Monday was sentenced to death in the slayings of 11-year-old Robin Cornell and her babysitter, Lisa Story, 32, who were raped and suffocated.

While in front of a judge, Zieler asked for the cameras in the room to be taken down before using an expletive and then elbowing attorney Kevin Shirley in the face.

[You gotta give it up for the defense attorney, who bounced right back and said, “I’ve taken better shots than that.” Can’t wait for the ACLU to argue that Florida should give this defendant a sex change before his execution … again. — Ed]