Thursday, October 21, 2010

Jury chosen at Outlaws trial in Richmond | Richmond Times-Dispatch

Jury chosen at Outlaws trial in Richmond Richmond Times-Dispatch: "two-week trial of four Outlaws motorcycle gang members on federal racketeering conspiracy and other charges got under way yesterday with the government cautioning jurors they will not have an easy job.
'You are about to embark on a journey into a world that you can hardly imagine,' Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter S. Duffey said in his opening statement. He warned that the Outlaws is a gang that 'lives, breathes and celebrates violence on a daily basis.'
Thomas P. Collins, one of the defense lawyers, countered that contrary to government assertions, the evidence will show that 'the Outlaws are not a national criminal enterprise.'"