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Criminal

May 13, 2009

Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Death Case

A San Francisco federal jury returned a guilty verdict in the capital murder trial of 24-year-old Dennis Cyrus Jr. Monday afternoon, making way for the Northern District of California's first death penalty sentence in more than six decades.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco federal jury returned a guilty verdict in the capital murder trial of 24-year-old Dennis Cyrus Jr. Monday afternoon, making way for the Northern District of California's first death penalty sentence in more than six decades.

The jury found Cyrus, a member of a San Francisco street gang, the Page Street Mob, guilty on all counts charged, including murder, attempted murder...

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