Posted on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
Reverend's theft case goes to the jury
By DAVID OVALLE
During three hours of spirited closing arguments Thursday, Liberty City's Rev. Gaston Smith sat at the defendant's table reading a small book of psalms.
Judgment -- at least the courtroom type -- will now come from six fellow citizens.
After a three-day trial marked by bitter legal skirmishes, a tense, packed courtroom and citywide political interest, jurors are deliberating the fate of Smith, accused of looting $10,000 in county grant money intended to help the poor.
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