Man acquitted in lay-judge murder trial after death rap was sough

Man acquitted in lay-judge murder trial after death rap was sough

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Masahiro Shirahama attends a press conference in Kagoshima on Dec. 10, 2010, after a court found him not guilty of murdering and robbing an elderly couple. The ruling was the first acquittal in a lay judge trial in which prosecutors had sought the death penalty. (Kyodo)

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