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Article: Puckett found not guilty in sexual assault case.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- April 3, 2003
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Byline: Michael Hirsley
ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Kirby Puckett was found not guilty Thursday of all charges in the alleged sexual assault of a woman in a restaurant-bar men's room, but not before the Hall of Fame baseball player anxiously waited through about 10 hours of jury deliberations.
It turned out the jurors' lengthy review of testimony Wednesday and Thursday favored Puckett, 43, one of baseball's most popular players and a hero of Minnesota Twins' World Series championships in 1987 and 1991.
"I think justice was served today," said Puckett, who hugged his attorneys after verdicts were read on three separate charges Thursday afternoon. "I think ...
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