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Chesimard Convicted, Sentenced To LifeNEW BRUNSWICK. N.J. (UPI) — Joanne Chesimard,known as “the soul of the Black Liberation Army,” was convicted on all counts Friday in the slaying of a state policeman in a 1973 gun battle on the New Jersey Turnpike. She was sentenced to life inprison.Mrs. Chesimard, 29, wascharged with murder and assault in connection with thedeaths of state trooper Werner Foerster and of Janies Costan, her companion, during the May, 1973, shootout near New Brunswick. She also was charged with woundingmandatory life prison term for the Foerster killing. Sentencing on the other counts was delayed for a posbtrialstudy.Mrs. Chesimard’s defense lawyers said they would appeal the verdict by the all-white Jury.After the verdict was read, Superior Court JudgeTheodore Appleby ordered guards to escort Mrs. Chesimard from the courtroom and take her back to her cell.‘'The prisoner will walk out,” said Mrs. Chesimard asviolation. A codefendant, Clark Squire, was convicted of murder in an earlier trial.jurythe evidence fromthe six-week trial and comvideniai aThe defense, headed by William Kunstler, claimed that she could not have used a weapon because she was wounded at the outset of the shooting.pleted its deliberations after reviewing the state law on the definition of murder.presented evidence showingthat Foerster’s blood was on Mrs. Chesimard’s trousers and socks.During the trial, whichThe wounded trooper, Harper, was the state’s key witness against the defendant, who was herself wounded inthe prosecution the gun battleSara up to 44%on ovory Carpetby ARM8TF0NGChooM from 31 quallHa* In 350 color*! Fantastic!EASTERCARDSFREE Drawing on Camera Kit and Ea*«er BunnyNo Pyrchaur Nwmif)W To —aAds Bring Resultsmma...i m-■4 11.^ j J a 1__
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Sarasota Herald Tribune
Sarasota, Florida, US
Sat, Mar 26, 1977
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