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    The Mistrial
    The Mistrial
    The Mistrial
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    The Mistrial

    By Mario V. Farina

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    In the jury room, a vote had been taken concerning whether the accused was guilty or not guilty. The vote was 11 to 1 in favor of not guilty. The lone vote for guilty had been cast by a juror who was present in the room but in a form unknown to the other jurors. Her actions caused a mistrial but there was no doubt as to what she had accomplished. This story is short but it will have you gasping at the end.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMario V. Farina
    Release dateMay 14, 2016
    ISBN9781311562050
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    Mario V. Farina

    Mario V Farina has worked all his life, from age 18 to 90. He worked for the American Locomotive Company, served in the U. S. Army during WWII, was employed at General Electric. He taught computers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After leaving his position with RPI, he became employed with the State Labor Department of New York. He’s a car buff, a pun creator, and a computer enthusiast. He wrote textbooks for the programming languages COBOL and FORTRAN and wrote a book of puns and short stories called, “A Little Light Reading,” as well as over 20 other books. Several of his books were translated into other languages. This is his first foray into the world of digital publishing, with the help of his computer tutor (william.rl.dickie@gmail.com).

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