By
The Associated Press
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Published: Mon, June 02, 2008 - 8:32 am
Last Updated: Thu, July 31, 2008 - 1:27 am
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A reputed Ku Klux Klan member serving threelife sentences for his role in the 1964 abduction and murder of two
black Mississippi teenagers is appealing his conviction today.
James Seale was convicted nearly a year ago of kidnapping and
conspiracy in the abductions of Charles Moore and Henry Dee. The
two 19-year-olds both disappeared on May 2, 1964. Their decomposed
bodies were later pulled from the muddy waters of the Mississippi
River.
Seale's attorney will argue to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals that federal prosecutors failed to prove key elements
needed to convict the 72-year-old.
Kathy Nester says prosecutors did not establish that Seale had
crossed state lines during the commission of the crimes, which was
vital because that's what gave the federal government jurisdiction
in the case.
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In the article Seale’s defense argues about whether the perp crossed state lines, conveniently ignoring the fact that the Mississippi River is a navigable stream bordering several States; that fact alone makes it a valid Federal Case. Also, due to the current, the bodies could have drifted into Louisiana or Arkansas before being found.
DEW26M, You have a good point: that Confederate flag is a somewhat too smooth, and a tad too uniformly bright, considering all the other shadows. Some d---Yankee did it, I suppose. It’s a dumb picture anyway. Seale’s face, or his Counselor’s, would be a better choice.
Come on, WKRG: document this picture, please! Where, When and By Whom was it taken, or is it licensed from some stock outfit like Corbis?
Time magazine got caught darkening OJ Simpson’s face during his trial, and I have proven George Adamski’s famous Mothership UFO pictures to be fakes. That showed up in his published books, detectable even after the 150-line Halftoning!