2nd lay judge trial gives man 4 1/2 years for attempted murder

2nd lay judge trial gives man 4 1/2 years for attempted murder

SAITAMA, Japan - Four of six lay judges at the second trial involving such judges under Japan's new criminal trial system answer questions from reporters on Aug. 12 at a press conference at the Saitama prefectural government building after they gave an unsuspended sentence of four-and-a-half years to a man who attempted to kill a male acquaintance in Saitama Prefecture.

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