Word: convicted
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...lower court's argument that the law impinges upon the First Amendment. But the high court also ruled that under the law defendants must have been aware that the material in question depicted minors -- a caveat that could undermine the law and make it harder for prosecutors to convict...
...hearing, Walsh's attorney James L. Sultan pointed out that the statute calls for the removal of "a convict sentenced...by a court of the United States to a federal penitentiary...
...sympathetic to Simpson than whites; eight members of the jury are black. Because a key element of the prosecution's case rests on complex scientific evidence related to blood, prosecutors had hoped for an educated jury; only two jurors attended college. Older, retired people are usually more willing to convict; most jurors are in their 20s and 30s. The single bright spot for prosecutors perhaps -- a critical part of their strategy -- lies in the gender breakdown. Eight jurors are women and one of those, a black woman, has worked with domestic violence victims. The panel's lone white female said...
...Pensacola jury took just 20 minutes today to convict Paul Hill of murder in theJuly shotgun killings of an abortion doctorand his bodyguard. Hill now faces either life in prison or death in the electric chair -- a fate determined when the jury returns Thursday. Hill, acting as his own lawyer, offered no defense during his three-day trial. Hill had ambushed Dr. John B. Britton, 69; his unarmed bodyguard, James H. Barrett, 74; and Barrett's wife, June, 68, as the three arrived at the Ladies Center clinic on July 29. He was barred from arguing that the slayings were...
...Ferrara cautions that DNA profiling is not the only method that should be used to convict criminals...