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Juror says Berrigan case biased by religion prejudice
Harrisburg jury member Lawrence Evans says Catholic background of Rev. Philip Berrigan and other defendants influenced the panel that deadlocked on the conspiracy charge. Juror Vera Thompson denies religious impact. The panel convicted Berrigan and Sister Elizabeth McAlister on peripheral counts of smuggling letters.
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Harrisburg
Paur
Philip Berrigan
Lawrence Evans
Vera Thompson
Evans
Jaegor
Kathryn Schwartz
White House
Renny Kissinger
Washington
U.S. District Court
Father Berrigan
Elizabeth McAlister
Lewisburg
Federal Penitentiary
Thompson
Schwartz
Berrigan
Elizabeth