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Reap and riot in a New Mexico courtroom strom
The hot July day in Mesa City frames a tense court scene as Judge Gary presides over James Brownell's murder trial amid a desert heat wave. Witnesses recount rioting and crimes from liquor to burglary while Brownell’s defense pleads self defense. A dramatic verdict ends with a guilty finding and a cyclone wrecks the courthouse, trapping three trapped figures.
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Mesa City
New Mexico
Gary
Jack
James Brownell
Brownell
Arnold
Commonwealth
Atreet
Browner