AP is reporting that a verdict has been reached in the Jose Padilla trial and will be read at 2PM EDT.
MIAMI - A verdict was reached Thursday in the trial of Jose Padilla and two co-defendants charged with supporting al-Qaida and other violent Islamic extremist groups overseas.
The jury verdict was scheduled to be read at 2 p.m. EDT before U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke in Miami’s downtown federal courthouse, according to an announcement from her chambers. The jury of seven men and five women deliberated for about a day and a half following a three-month trial.
Padilla, Adham Amin Hassoun and Kifah Wael Jayyousi face possible life in prison if convicted of all three charges in the case.
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Developing... [UPDATE: GUILTY!]
Linked by: Wall Street Journal Online - Padilla Is Found GuiltyIn Terror Support Case
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