O c smith trial

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I Agree to the Subscription Terms of Use. This service will be automatically renewed and your credit card billed once it nears expiration. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. Edit Close. He told authorities he was attacked by someone who threw a chemical in his face, causing minor burns.

Prosecutors contend the attack could not have happened the way Smith said. They also say he craves attention and sympathy because of a mental disorder. Defense and prosecution lawyers met with jurors after the mistrial Tuesday. Each side read the jury's split differently. Smith's lawyer, James Garts, said the lopsided vote shows another trial would be a waste of time and money.

Cummins, however, said six jurors who voted for acquittal were not convinced of Smith's innocence but felt the government failed to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. James Cavanaugh, the top agent in Alabama and Tennessee for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said the ATF wants a second trial because bomb charges against "the chief medical examiner of a major American city" should not be left unsettled.

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