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Eugene

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Wed Oct-31-07 03:53 PM
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Former Detroit Prosecutor Acquitted

Source: Associated Press

Former Detroit Prosecutor Acquitted

Wednesday October 31, 2007 8:31 PM

By DAVID RUNK

Associated Press Writer

DETROIT (AP) - A jury has acquitted a former federal
prosecutor of withholding evidence in the nation's first
major terrorism trial after Sept. 11.

The government said Richard Convertino wanted so badly
to win convictions in the case that he broke the law. But
Convertino's lawyers insisted he did nothing wrong and had
no reason to hide evidence against four North African men
accused of operating a “sleeper” terrorist cell.

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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-7039668,00.html

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Wed Oct-31-07 04:44 PM
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1. Prosecutorial misconduct charges would cause the house of cards to fall. n/t

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Ian David

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Wed Oct-31-07 05:44 PM
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2. And how much evidence was "classified" to prevent the jury from seeing it? n/t

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