After Lance Sheffield smeared himself with his own shit before the start of his murder trial, Florida Circuit Judge Charles Brown barred him from the courtroom, ruling that he had, effectively, waived his right to be present. Sheffield's actions, Brown said, were the latest in a series of antics aimed at delaying his trial. Previously, the judge had commtted the defendant to a state mental hospital after he defecated on a holding cell floor and threw feces at several bailiffs. The judge declared that Sheffield, aged 21, was welcome in his courtroom whenever he was ready to behave himself.