It was very still in the district courtroom. The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence. The room was filled with the usual crowd of spectators. The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted. All whispers and noise on the part of witnesses, attorneys, and court officers had ceased, and every eye was on the man who had just been pronounced guilty.…
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