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April 2, 2008

Smoke-shop case: Jury has a question

PROVIDENCE -- A court spokesman says the jury has a question for the judge on the second day of deliberations in the trial of seven Narragansett Indians arrested during a 2003 state police raid on a tribal smoke shop.

The jury's question was not immediately known. Jurors are expected to go back into court today to get an answer from Superior Court Judge Susan McGuirl.

Jurors are weighing the fate of tribe members who face misdemeanor charges after a scuffle with state troopers during the raid, which was authorized by Governor Carcieri to prevent the shop from selling cigarettes without state-mandated taxes.

The state police say tribe members violently resisted, but tribe members say troopers used excessive force that required them to defend themselves.

Extra: See the Journal's continuing coverage of the raid and ensuing legal battles, including video of tha raid and documents filed with the courts.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 3:54 PM | Permalink

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