Calif. federal jury acquits prison guard in beating
FRESNO, Calif. ― A Fresno federal court jury has acquitted a former Atwater prison guard in the alleged flashlight beating of an inmate who threw feces at a fellow guard.
A jury on Tuesday convicted a jail inmate of capital murder for killing a hospital security guard and a sheriff's deputy during an escape.Jurors deliberated for about 3 1/2 hours before finding William Morva guilty of the August 2006 slayings in Montgomery County.The same jurors began hearing testimony Tuesday afternoon in the penalty phase of the trial.