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Berrigan jury split over conspiracy verdict in Harrisburg
Jurors said Catholic background influenced some members to favor acquittal while Vera Thompson denied religious impact. Evans, Schwartz, and Thompson favored conviction on main conspiracy. final verdict found Berrigan and McAlister guilty on peripheral counts. Ahmad led antiwar protest at York. Berrigan faces up to 40 years for smuggling four letters out of Lewisburg in 1970.
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Ja Yor
AL Kathryn Schwarle
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Henm Singer
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Elizabeth McAlister
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