[...] after nearly two days of deliberations, jurors found him guilty of the lesser manslaughter charge, along with a count of first-degree assault in the slashing of another teenager after a party at the Harambee Center. The defense wants to portray Harris’ group as victims,” Murray said during closing arguments, “but people in his own group indicated he was ready to fight somebody. Shortly after the verdict was read, Gallucci said his client was relieved not to have been found guilty of murder - a charge that carries a minimum prison sentence of 25 years. The defense attorney, who has handled 18 murder cases in his career, said the verdict appeared to be a compromise among jurors.
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