ABC News: U.S.: Deliberations Day 5 Begins in Ohio Amish Trial

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Deliberations Day 5 Begins in Ohio Amish Trial Sep 20th 2012, 14:18 Jurors in Ohio's Amish beard-cutting hate-crimes trial are questioning whether a conspiracy would involve all 16 Amish defendants or just a few. The Cleveland federal court jury posed the question Wednesday to Judge Dan Aaron Polster. He told jurors that a conspiracy wouldn't necessarily need to involve all nine victims in the five attacks or all 16 defendants. Jurors returned Thursday for a fifth day of deliberations. The government calls the attacks hate crimes based on religious differences. The defense says it was an internal church dispute and doesn't rise to a criminal level. Prosecutors say the defendants cut off Amish men's beards and women's hair because the hair carries spiritual significance in their faith.

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