A Topeka man who pleaded guilty on Friday to punching his defense lawyer in court and an armed robbery in a second case will face a sentence of 20-plus years based on the plea agreement he accepted.
Lance L. Franklin, 33, will be sentenced on March 15 by Shawnee County District Judge Cheryl Rios.
On Dec. 11, 2014, Franklin was in the fourth day of trial when he punched his defense attorney at the time, David McDonald, in the head, knocking him unconscious, witnesses said. McDonald suffered a concussion, a broken nose, cuts, swollen eyes and ...