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Photo: DAYMON J. HARTLEY / Detroit Free PressKevorkian Gets a Jury
Attorney Geoffrey Fieger, with his back to the camera, confers with Dr. Louis Genevie in the final stages of jury selection during the first Kevorkian trial in Detroit. The jury went on to acquit Dr. Kevorkian of assisting in the suicide of Thomas Hyde.
The defense team went on to defend Dr. Kevorkian in three later trials, and despite Dr. Kevorkian's public admissions, was able to help him avoid a conviction. Read more about how the Kevorkian cases were won in Notable Cases and Publications.
Awaiting the Verdict
"Dr. Louis Genevie sits in the courtroom with Dr. Jack Kevorkian as they wait for the verdict in the first Kevorkian trial in Detroit. Dr. Kevorkian was acquitted in this, and three later trials for assisting in suicides during the 1990s. He tried to defend himself in his last trial, which he lost. He now sits in prison in Michigan. Read more about the Kevorkian trials in Notable Cases and Publications.
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Photo: DOUG BAUMAN / The Oakland PressChild Tried As An Adult
Nate Abraham was only eleven when he shot and killed Ronnie Greene with a broken rifle from more than 100 yards away. He was charged as an adult with first degree murder, despite the fact that the prosecution's own psychologist testified in a pretrial hearing that he had the mental age of a seven year old. The trial took place in the shadow of the Columbine murders in Colorado and Nate was convicted. Read about his trial in Notable Cases.
Facts Alike, Juries Differ
Two juries in a murder trial were presented with an almost identical set of facts. Yet they delivered substantially different verdicts. One man, Mark Hawkins, faces 15 to 20 years for killing Vera Lawrence in a Miramar apartment by injecting her with industrial-grade silicone as part of a back-alley cosmetic procedure. His partner, Donnie ''Viva'' Hendrix, convicted of lesser charges, faces no more than six years in prison. Click here to read the whole story and see what Dr. Genevie had to say in the Miami Herald.
