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[Steven Kreytak reported live today from inside the Courthouse in Waco, relaying what was going on in the Courtroom. It was fascinating, I couldn’t stop reading. What an amazing, instant reporting he was doing. Anyway, thanks to Steven Kreytak. — LL]
by Steven Kreytak
WACO – A McLennan County jury has found country music songwriter Billy Joe Shaver not guilty of aggravated assault in the March 31, 2007, shooting of a man at a bar.
Shaver let out a big long exhale after state District Judge Matt Johnson read the jury’s verdict.
In court, Billy Coker, the man who Shaver shot, looked stunned. He said he was disappointed but would respect the justice system’s outcome. Prosecutor Mark Parker told Coker he was sorry.
Shaver, meanwhile, hugged supporters who numbered in the dozens. His band, his agent and other supporters waited at the McLennan County Courthouse for the verdict. Willie Nelson, who watched the day’s testimony from the courtroom gallery, had left.
To read the rest of the article, visit the Austin Statesman website at
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/courts/entries/2010/04/09/shaver_supporters_not_there_to.html