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The Top 5 Most Controversial Court Verdicts Of All Time

Court trials have become spectacles for the American public.

Heroes and villains are made in the media and court trials have a way of dividing America. They serve as entertainment as the public roots for or against defendants.

Controversial cases always make for controversial verdicts; and we’ve seen many in the last 20 years.

Here’s a list of the top 5 most controversial court verdicts of all time.

5. Casey Anthony
Casey Anthony was accused of

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Buju Banton Found Guilty On Drug Charges

TAMPA-Reggae star, Buju Banton has been found guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and attempted possession with the intent to distribute cocaine.

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The Huffington Post reports:

Banton was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense and using the wires to

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Mildred Gaddis

Oct 6, 2010 at 3:10 pm

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Black Judge Says D.A. Gave “Ridiculous Plea That Only Goes To White Boys”

The Pittsburgh Gazzette is reporting on a case of a An Allegheny County judge who rejected a plea deal from a defendant and the District Attorney, given that he saw it as racially biased.

Common Pleas Judge Joseph K. Williams, who is black, rejected a deal to allow a white defendant — Jeffery McGowan, 24, of Franklin Park — to get three months of probation for an incident in which he

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Mildred Gaddis

Aug 30, 2010 at 4:13 pm

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Facebook Post Gets Detroit-Area Juror In Hot Water

A judge removed a juror from a trial in suburban Detroit after the young woman wrote on Facebook that the defendant was guilty. The problem? The trial wasn’t over.

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Angelo Henderson

Aug 20, 2010 at 9:50 am

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Jayson Williams In Court On DWI Charges

Already serving time for accidentally shooting his limo driver to death, former Nets star Jayson Williams is due in court today in Manhattan to answer to drunk driving charges.

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Apr 20, 2010 at 4:11 pm

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Judge: Kwame Kilpatrick Violated Probation

Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David Groner ruled that Kilpatrick will remain free on bond pending sentencing, but he suggested Kilpatrick may soon be headed to jail.

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Apr 20, 2010 at 9:27 am

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Critical Court Date for Kwame Kilpatrick

Kwame Kilpatrick faces the entire array of potential punishments today, from a shorter leash all the way to years behind prison walls, if Wayne County Circuit Judge David Groner finds the former Detroit mayor violated his probation.