Both sides rest in Coronado trial
Sep 13th, 2007 by admin
Troy Johnson wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
The jury in the Rod Coronado trial has heard all the evidence it’s going to hear, as both the government and the defense rested their cases Thursday. Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday morning.
Coronado faces up to 20 years in prison for allegedly attempting to incite a Hillcrest audience to commit arson four years ago. Coronado, a veteran animal-right activist, was in Hillcrest on Aug. 1, 2003, to talk about his history of sabotaging companies that profit from destruction of the environment and ill treatment of animals. After his speech, a young woman, Cari Anne Shaw, asked him to show the audience how to “assemble an incendiary device.” His answer, which described how two different types of devices are made, is what has him in hot water.
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Read the rest of this great post here