Oakland outraged by Mehserle verdict: involuntary manslaughter

by Ann Garrison Saturday, Jul. 10, 2010 at 4:13 PM
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Oakland - Riots broke out in Oakland California, on Thursday night, after a Los Angeles jury in the Johannes Mehserle case reported a verdict of "involuntary manslaughter, with a gun."

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Involuntary manslaughter calls for a 2 to 4 year sentence, and "with a gun" seems to add 1, 3, 4, or 10 years, but reports of sentencing possibilities still vary widely, as attention turns to the upcoming August 7th sentencing hearing in Los Angeles.

Read more at Digital Journal, http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/294430.

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