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Jury to deliver verdict in NYC Astor trial
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2009/10/08 10:53
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| A court spokesman says jurors have a verdict in the criminal trial over the handling of New York philanthropist Brooke Astor's fortune. Courts spokesman David Bookstaver says the jury notified a judge Thursday that it had reached a decision in its 11th day of deliberating on the criminal charges against Astor's son and an estate lawyer. The verdict is expected to be announced at 2:15 p.m. The jury's notice came as the judge was preparing to ask them whether they had a verdict on any charge in the 18-count indictment. He didn't get the chance. The late socialite's son, Anthony Marshall, and lawyer Francis Morrissey deny looting her nearly $200 million estate. |
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