Rumpled Academic Update: "Jurors in terrorism trial ordered to keep working: They say they have reached some verdicts but are deadlocked on the fate of 2 defendants," from the Orlando Sentinel, with thanks to KJ:
TAMPA -- Jurors in the terrorism conspiracy trial of former University of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian reached verdicts Monday for two of the defendants but told the judge they were deadlocked on the fate of the other two.U.S. District Judge James S. Moody Jr. ordered jurors to return to discussions to see if they could get verdicts on all counts. Moody sealed the two completed verdict forms and didn't say which two defendants were in question.
Jurors returned to deliberations but stopped for the day at 4 p.m. They'll resume today. Attorneys in the case left the federal courthouse without commenting.
OT, but:
Today’s Extras on Jihad’s 5th Column:
Belgian Waffle:
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/chuckcolson/2005/12/06/177920.html
(About The recent suicide bomber from Belgium)
Just heard on Fox that the jury let him off. This is bad, very bad news.
It's incredible to me that Al-Arian has been acquitted on some of the charges. The case looked like a slam dunk. Here's the story from FOX.
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TAMPA, Fla. — A former Florida professor was acquitted on a key charge today that he helped lead a Palestinian terrorist group that has carried out suicide bombings against Israel.
In one of the biggest courtroom tests yet of the Patriot Act's expanded search and surveillance powers, the jury acquitted Sami Al-Arian on eight of the 17 counts against him. The jury deadlocked on the others.
Al-Arian is a former University of South Florida computer engineering professor. He wept after the verdicts and his attorney, Linda Moreno, hugged him. He will go back to jail until prosecutors decide whether to retry him on the deadlocked charge
Yob, they let him go! Cheering at CAIR HQ, the Gaza strip, the West bank, ane every jihadist corner, including in American cities.
I guess that here in America big segments do not care that Hamas is killing inocent Jews and Christians. A great day for justice, to be sure!!!
Here are the results from LGF.
Sami Al-Arian is not guilty on eight counts and a mistrial is declared on eight counts. Hatem Fariz found not guilty on 25 counts, mistrial on eight counts. Sameeh Hammoudeh and Ghassan Ballut were exonerated.