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Verdict watch continues

Written by Scott Keller · April 13, 2009

The Jury is out in the case of The USA vs. Helio, and this sleepy band of his peers resumed their deliberations today.

From the AP:

MIAMI (AP) — A federal jury in Miami has resumed deliberations in the tax evasion trial of Indy race car driver Helio Castroneves and two others.

The 12-person jury went back to work Monday morning. Deliberations began Friday following a six-week trial for Castroneves, his sister-business manager Katiucia and his lawyer Alan Miller of Michigan.

The racing world begins the watch for a verdict. I personally wish Helio the best, and hope the verdict is favorable for him and his family. Verdict watch continues. Will Helio dance out of the courtroom? What do you think?

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UPDATE - NOON PT
The AP is reporting that the jury has requested transcripts in the case. Curt Anderson of the AP reports:

MIAMI (AP) — Jurors deliberating the fate of Brazilian race car driver Helio Castroneves and two others charged with evading U.S. taxes asked Monday for transcripts of testimony given by two tax lawyers.

The request, which was granted by U.S. District Judge Donald Graham, followed a question Friday from jurors about a key aspect of tax law. The 12-person jury began deliberations Friday after six weeks of testimony.

The rest of the story can be found here.

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2 Responses to “Verdict watch continues”

  1. NASCAR Link Roundup for April 13, 2009 « Restrictor Plated: NASCAR Blog and Sprint Cup Twitter on April 13th, 2009 12:41 pm

    [...] FastMachines.com: Verdict Watch Begins “A federal jury in Miami has resumed deliberations in the tax evasion trial of Indy race car driver Helio Castroneves and two others. The 12-person jury went back to work Monday morning. Deliberations began Friday following a six-week trial for Castroneves, his sister-business manager Katiucia and his lawyer Alan Miller of Michigan.” [...]

  2. Peter Gillespie on April 15th, 2009 12:39 am

    I have no idea about his guilt or innocence, but I do find it interesting that, since retiring, the jury has twice asked questions about the case. Clearly it is not a cut & dry subject.

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