Word: zobel
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...know any lawyer in the Greater Boston area who has any reaction other than shock." The verdict brings a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment, with no possibility of parole for the British teenager until 15 years have been served. Woodward's defense will petition Judge Hiller Zobel to set aside the verdict this week and, if that fails, will appeal the case...
...statements made by Jodie Garber, one of the jurors, to the Mail on Sunday, a British newspaper. "Nobody thought Louise intended to kill the baby," Garber was quoted as saying, explaining that it was done in the heat of the moment. She said that the jury was simply following Zobel's instructions that guilt should be determined by the fact "that a reasonable person would have known the actions she took would have resulted in the baby's death." Said Garber: "This was the verdict we had to reach." She added, "We'd rather have had a chance to consider...
CAMBRIDGE: Louise Woodward is free. That was the word from Judge Hiller Zobel, who reduced the British au pair's sentence to 279 days, or time served, after downgrading her crime Monday to involuntary manslaughter. Zobel said he wanted to bring a "compassionate conclusion" to the case...
When Judge Hiller Zobel decides whether to overturn a British au pair's murder conviction, he'll be doing it on the Internet. More...
...Tuesday, defense lawyers will ask Judge Hiller Zobel to overturn the verdict or reduce the charge, though that is deemed unlikely in such a controversial case. Thursday's verdict shocked court observers, who had expected the lengthy jury deliberation and a poor prosecution performance to result in a not-guilty verdict. Much of the U.K., where the trial has received gavel-to-gavel coverage, was aghast at the result. "The only 12 people who believe Louise Woodward is guilty are the 12 people on the jury," said defense lawyer Andrew Good. "I'm at a loss to understand how anyone...