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...courts refused to admit those two arguments, but attorney Bill Lane had better luck with a legal strategy called urban survival syndrome. His client, Daimion Osby, 18, of Fort Worth, Texas, was accosted last year by two men who in the past had threatened him over a gambling debt. Osby pulled out a .38- cal. pistol and shot the unarmed men to death. The case ended last month in a mistrial. Though 11 of the 12 jurors voted for conviction, the foreman opted for acquittal. He agreed with the argument that Osby shot Willie Brooks, 28, and Marcus Brooks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oprah! Oprah in the Court! | 6/6/1994 | See Source »

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