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mmmm------Man Defends Himself In Drug CaseBy FHAN CHAPMANStaff ReporterAn Aiken man who defended himself in court yesterday was foundguilty of dealing in marijuana.The jury took only 16 minutes to come to that decision.Albert Wimberly also testified in s own behalf and said he wasn’tat home the night of July 21. An undercover police agent testified he bought marijuana from Wimberly at Wimberly’s home that night.WifYlhf'Hv rjrrnctoH in fV»-tober after the agent, Jen-y Shep- supported Shepherd’s testimonyherd, identified him as the manhe’d bought the drug from.OneShepherd testified that he’d gone to Wimberly’s house with Willieof Wimberly’s argurr was that the report Shepherd drug officer Ben Thomas filletBoyd to make the drug buy.He also testified under Wim-had his name spelled Wimbly,berly’s questioning that Wimberly had threatened him with a pistolhad the wrong street for hisdress.and asked him if he was a cop.Whenberly stated that he wished ttWimberly insisted that Boyd wasn’t in the courtroom at thatpeal the case on the grounds the officers had not told the truttime and had not received a sub-Judge Frank Eppes senteBoydhim to five years in prison.sent for, and when he arrived h^
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Aiken Standard
Aiken, South Carolina, US
Wed, Jan 23, 1985
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