Word: zobel
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Monday, Zobel, after reducing the verdict to involuntary manslaughter, sentenced Woodward to the 279 days in prison that she had already served...
...announcement on Monday by Superior Court Judge Hiller B. Zobel '53, which reduced Woodward's conviction to manslaughter and set her free, draws to an end one of the biggest media onslaughts in the city's recent memory...
...Zobel prefaced his new sentencing in court on Monday by saying that "even with [the reduced verdict], the defendant is [convicted] of a felony, which may have serious consequences in her future...
...page decision, which was replete with references to precedent and historical context, Zobel said Woodward's actions were "characterized by confusion, inexperience, frustration, immaturity and some anger, but not malice (in the legal sense) supporting a conviction for second-degree murder...
...Zobel, who among Superior Court judges has one of the higher rates of overturning jury verdicts, also stressed that it was within his duties as a judge to overturn a conviction that seemed unjust...