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15 years in prison given in lay judge trial involving rape cases

AOMORI, Japan - Tomomitsu Shibuya, one of six citizen judges, speaks at a news conference in Aomori on Sept. 4 after a panel of three professional and citizen judges gave a sentence of 15 years in prison as sought by prosecutors to a 22-year-old man in Japan's first lay judge trial involving rape cases. Shibuya is the only citizen judge who agreed to unveil his name and be photographed.

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

SAITAMA, Japan - Three lay judges, including Kenji Kikuchi (2nd from R), and Michihiko Sassa (far R), a substitute candidate for lay judges, at the second trial involving such judges under Japan's new criminal trial system on Aug. 12 attend a press conference at the Saitama District Court after the trial. They gave an unsuspended sentence of four-and-a-half years to a man who attempted to kill a male acquaintance in the prefecture. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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15 years in prison given in lay judge trial involving rape cases

AOMORI, Japan - Tomomitsu Shibuya, one of six citizen judges, speaks at a news conference in Aomori on Sept. 4 after a panel of three professional and citizen judges gave a sentence of 15 years in prison as sought by prosecutors to a 22-year-old man in Japan's first lay judge trial involving rape cases. Shibuya is the only citizen judge who agreed to unveil his name and be photographed. (Kyodo)