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...Monroe Williams, 20, and Henry Keith Watson, 29, some of Los Angeles celebrated, but much of the city -- and the U.S. -- was stunned. Out of the 12 counts facing both men, the jury returned one felony conviction. For disfiguring Denny with a brick, Williams was found guilty of simple mayhem, which carries a prison term of up to eight years. Watson, who was convicted on a misdemeanor assault charge that carries a six-month prison term, was released from jail, where he had already spent 17 months awaiting trial. Though the streets of L.A. stayed quiet, the radio- talk-show...
...OVERCHARGE. Though they may have thought public outrage at the crime required it, prosecutors erred by hitting Williams and co-defendant Watson with the heaviest possible charges, including attempted murder and aggravated mayhem, both of which carry terms of life in prison. At trial, even videotape evidence couldn't prove the attackers had a specific intent to do harm -- the very thing jurors were required to decide before finding the defendants guilty on the most serious points. "From day one, we thought the prosecution would never be able to prove ((that))," said Edi Faal, the defense attorney for Williams...
...trial for beating white truck driver Reginald Denny during the Los Angeles riots last year, Damian Williams and Henry Watson, both black, were acquitted of attempted murder and a dozen other felony counts. The defendants were convicted on five misdemeanor charges, and Williams was convicted of felony mayhem. The victim said he approved of the verdicts, but many wondered whether the jury was lenient out of fear of causing another round of unrest...