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Article: Gang member convicted in shooting of S. End man
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- January 21, 1993
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A Suffolk County jury convicted a self-admitted former gang member
yesterday of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for the 1991
shooting of a South End father who was trying to break up a fistfight
between his son and a reputed gang member.
The jury, however, acquitted George Proctor, 19, of the South End,
of the more serious charge of armed assault with intent to murder.
Superior Court Judge Robert Banks ordered Proctor's bail revoked
and scheduled sentencing for Tuesday. Proctor could face a maximum
sentence of 10 years in prison.
Marcy Jackson, an assistant attorney general on special assignment
with the district attorney's office, said the jury was presented with