Ivy League-educated surgeon insisted on repping himself at his death penalty trial, and its going really badly

How’s this for trashy behavior?An Ivy League-educated plastic surgeon who is repping himself as he faces the death penalty for murder stunned a courtroom when he asked the prosecutor in his case: “Can you step into the trash bag for us?”Tomasz Kosowski, 47, is accused of executing attorney Steven Cozzi, 41, in the toilet at his law office in Clearwater, Florida, and disposing of the body in a dumpster near the Alligator Alley highway in March 2023.He denies first-degree murder, has chosen to represent himself pro-se after several attorneys and public defenders withdrew from the case — and he has waived his right to a jury trial, opting for judge Joseph Bulone to decide his fate instead.In one of many bizarre exchanges at the Pinellas County Justice Center on Wednesday, Kosowski objected when Assistant State Attorney Nathan Vonderheide asked a forensic analyst about trash bags that were found in his vehicle.“Before we move on, you mentioned something about capacity.How tall are you, Mr.

Vonderheide?” Kosowkski asked.The visibly flustered prosecutor responded, “I don’t know what you’re suggesting,” before judge Bulone asked Kosowski, “Do you have a legal issue you’d like to bring up?”“Well, I mean, capacity,” the defendant replied.“They’re obviously hinting that you could probably hide a body in there, right? So, I mean, can you step into the trash bag for us?”Judge Bulone denied the request and Kosowski did not cross-examine the witness when it was his turn to do so –– only beginning to ask his first questions Thursday after dozens of prosecution witnesses had already taken the stand.The body of Cozzi –– who had represented defendants in a medical billing lawsuit Kosowski filed against his former employer –– has never been found despite several major searches.The attorney seemingly vanished into thin air, leaving behind his phone, keys, and car at his office.Prosecutors claim that Polish-born Kosowski, who graduated f...