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me over with a feather. i talked to some jurors after the trial. some of them were near tears when i interviewed them about how they had hoped they could acquit on every single charge. i believe they had to have something to take this to trial, and i spent the whole trial waiting for that something. without a doubt, the majority of the jurors wanted this whole case dropped and put away.
present many fewer witnesses, to say, look, it s not that complicated, we were collecting fossils, we thought we would permission to be there. in this case, we weren t where you thought we were, in this case you were, it s that simple. as we were approaching the end of the trial, neil and i both felt that it was important for him to testify. 3 1/2 days, i was on the witness stand. and for 3 1/2 days, i swore to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me god. pete ended up not testifying. the state had not proven its case. the state doesn t prove your case, your client doesn t take the stand, period.
pete ended up not testifying. the state had not proven its case. the state doesn t prove your case, your client doesn t take the stand, period. and so on the advice of counsel, i did not testify. the jury came back today in the hill city fossil hunter trial. the jury said over and over again, either not guilty, or no unanimous verdict could be reached. over 150 charges, the jury agreed to convict only 13 times, and five of those convictions are for misdemeanor crimes. so here is how the convictions break down. pete larson, co-owner and founder of the institute, is convicted on two counts of misdemeanor thefts and two
and so on the advice of counsel, i did not testify. the jury came back today in the hill city fossil hunter trial. the jury said over and over again, either not guilty, or no unanimous verdict could be reached. over 150 charges, the jury agreed to convict only 13 times, and five of those convictions are for misdemeanor crimes. so here is how the convictions break down. pete larson, co-owner and founder of the institute, is convicted on two counts of misdemeanor thefts and two felony counts of illegally transporting money in and out of a country. brother neil larson found guilty of one misdemeanor theft. the jury either acquitted neil or couldn t agree on a verdict