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JURY GIVES MAX HARDCORE A GUILTY VERDICT ON 10 FEDERAL COUNTS OF DISTRIBUTING OBSCENE MATERIAL
By: William Lopez, Staff Writer 6-6-08 7:10 a.m. PDT
Jurors in the Max Hardcore obscenity trial have returned a verdict of guilty on 10 federal counts of distributing obscene materials over the Internet and through the mail.His company, MaxWorld Enterprises, was also found guilty on 10 related counts.
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"This is a sad day for America," attorney Jeffrey Douglas stated when leaving the courthouse to the press. Douglas went on to state.. "Like I said in my closing remarks, this was a shameful prosecution. I don't have anything else to say."
Earlier that day, the jury was undecided and conferred with the judge on several points before returning to deliberate. "If we make a decision on 10 of the 20 counts, but are unable to reach a decision on the other 10, will the 10 counts that we decide on stand?'' the jury foreman asked Judge Susan C. Bucklew this afternoon, just after 3 p.m. EST.
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The judge responded by stating that the decisions that the jury returned would stand, even if other counts were undecided. The foremen indicated also that there were jurors “on both sides” of the issues, and that there was doubt that they could come to a unanimous decision.
The Jury Foreman also asked the judge how long the jury was expected to be out deliberating in which the judge replied to the foreman, that she would not tell them how long to deliberate, only that they should deliberate again.
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By the afternoon however, the jury foreman asked the judge for a break, citing that emotions were running high in the deliberations. Attorneys on both sides of this case were asked to stay in the courtroom, in case the jury should return with a verdict. When the jury returned a short time later,they had their verdict.
