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the jury came back today in the hill city fossil hunter federal criminal trial. the jury said over and over again either not guilty or no unanimous verdict could be reached. of 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 neal larson found guilty of one misdemeanor theft. the jury either acquitted neal or couldn t agree on a verdict for the others. bob farrar, a third co-owner of the institute, convicted of
the government actually retracted its claim, because it realized it couldn t claim trust property. so then it comes down to two people. is it morris fossil or black hills institute s fossil. it was so clear they had purchased it. he had accepted the check. he had been on videotape, talking about it. it was very clear that he thought he had sold the fossil at the time. judge batty held that the bones had become mineralized. therefore, the fossil was land. an individual indian cannot sell land that the government holds
realized it couldn t claim trust property. so then it comes down to two people. is it morris fossil or black hills institute fossil? every single filing the institute made, i really believed would win, because it was so clear, they had purchased it, he had accepted the check, he had been on videotape talking about it. it was very clear that he thought he had sold the fossil at the time. judge batty held that a fossil, unlike an archaeological find, had become the bones had become mineralized, therefore the fossil was land. an individual indian cannot sell land that the government holds in trust for him without the
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