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Two Disputes Over the Words "And/Or" Leave Jurors Confused And/Or Frustrated

Two Disputes Over the Words "And/Or" Leave Jurors Confused And/Or Frustrated

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Jun 05, 2012
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UPDATED TUESDAY

Lawyers in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia sex abuse case spent Monday and Tuesday haggling with Judge M. Teresa Sarmina over the meaning of two charges to the jury. Both disputes came in answer to questions raised by jurors over the words "and/or."

When the haggling was over, the first dispute was resolved with an "and or," to the detrime…

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