.Tuesday Must Read

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1. Jurors in the Johannes Mehserle murder trial will begin their first full day of deliberations today after discussing the case for a few hours on Friday afternoon. Although voluntary and involuntary manslaughter convictions are both possible verdicts in the case, prosecutor David Stein pushed hard during closing arguments for second-degree murder, telling jurors that Mehserle was lying when he told fellow BART cops after the shooting that he thought Oscar Grant had a gun. Stein also said Mehserle lied on the witness stand when he said he meant to use his Taser. Defense attorney Michael Rains, meanwhile, argued strongly for an acquittal. The Chron’s Demian Bulwa did an excellent job over the weekend, summing up the prosecution and defense arguments.

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