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DefenseconcludesargumentsnFAIRFIFIJ). Calif. lt;IPIDefense attornev Richard Hawkwended an emotional plea for the acquittal of accused mass slayer Juan Corona b\ describing the case Wedncsdav as a “dark, d i s m a I chapter' in law enforcement historv Rebuttal arguments bv special prosecutor Ron Fahey and instructions from Superior Court Judge Richard Patton were all th.itremained before the case goes to the jur\ earls Thursday exactly four months alter the trial began.Clasping his hands to a podium. Hawk told the 10-man. two womanjuryI know and believe in mv heart that you will treat Juan Corona fairly The .Itian Corona case is a dark, dismal chapter in law-enforcement The unfortunatething is that not just Juan but law enforcement in general has been hurt b\ this case in the way it washandledThe defense attorney's emo tional remarks climaxed a lengths closing argument in which he sharply criticized Sutter Countv authorities for a “badly botched investigation into 25 slavings He charged that county officers stopped looking for bodies buried along the Feather River after finding 25 because the were afraid thev'd discover a fresh one
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Morgantown Dominion News
Morgantown, West Virginia, US
Thu, Jan 11, 1973
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