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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Mass trial scheduled for Sept. 9 in U.S. District Court for 27 people charged with lottery violations of federal gambling laws. Pre-trial conference with Judge Boyd Sloan agreed on character witness limits; four defendants get separate trials.
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A mass trial for 27 persons charged with lottery, a violation of federal revenue laws on gambling is scheduled for Sept. 9. in the United States District Court.
Four of the 31 persons originally indicted on lottery charges have been granted separate trials.
Government prosecutors, attorneys for the defendants, and Federal District Judge Boyd Sloan, who is slated to hear the case. met in a pre-trial conference Friday to smooth out some of the anticipated wrinkles in the mass trial
The conferees agreed to allow five character witnesses to testify for each defendant and to allow five to testify against each one.
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Sept. 9
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27 persons charged to face mass trial; four others granted separate trials; agreement to allow five character witnesses for and against each defendant
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A mass trial for 27 persons charged with lottery, a violation of federal revenue laws on gambling, is scheduled for Sept. 9 in the United States District Court. Four of the 31 persons originally indicted on lottery charges have been granted separate trials. Government prosecutors, attorneys for the defendants, and Federal District Judge Boyd Sloan met in a pre-trial conference Friday to address anticipated issues in the mass trial. The conferees agreed to allow five character witnesses to testify for each defendant and five to testify against each one.