The courtroom of Room 318 was packed to its marble perimeter as Senior District Judge Evelyn Martinez took her seat on the bench. Outside on Foley Square, television broadcast trucks formed a continuous line around the courthouse, their microwave masts reaching into the winter sky. "The jury has agreed upon a verdict," Judge Martinez announced, her voice calm and authoritative. "Bring in the jury." The twelve men and women filed…
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