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...jury unanimously rejected Byrne??€™s claim that he had used reasonable force in the incident. Taking the stand Tuesday, Byrne admitted striking Trombly in the Brighton station house but said that he had reacted in a terrified split-second after seeing the student reach for what he thought was a weapon...
...responded to yesterday's verdict with a repudiation of Byrne??€™s brutality...
Trombly’s complaint about Byrne??€™s conduct sparked investigations by BPD’s Internal Affairs Division and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the latter of which culminated in Byrne??€™s January 2002 indictment by a federal grand jury on counts of deprivation of constitutional rights and witness tampering...
...defense attorneys argued that Byrne??€™s act was justified. In his opening statement, attorney Frank A. Libby Jr. said that as Trombly was being uncuffed in the station house he reached into his pocket for a shiny black object...
...Byrne??€™s trial began this week after almost a year of delays, false-starts and postponements. The trial date was pushed back four times, in part the result of problems Byrne had retaining counsel...