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Now she's looking at a significant penitentiary term.” Jurors in a San Antonio feder al trial convicted seven Davidi ans on Feb. 26 of using or carry ing a firearm in commission of murder conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Walter Smith of Waco had ruled those convictions would be changed to acquittals, since all 11 Davidian defendants on trial were acquitted of murder conspiracy in the deaths of four agents of the Bureau of Al cohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Two days after the trial, feder al prosecutors asked that the con victions be reinstated. Govern ment attorneys cited case law they said shows that a conviction is not required for a jury to find a defendant used a firearm during the offense. 'Tt was one of those matters in which we knew the law was on our side,” said federal prosecutor Ray Jahn of San Antonio. "The courts have said you can't sec ond-guess a jury.” The firearms conviction carries a possible penalty of five to 30 years in prison to run consecutive ly to any other sentence, plus a fine of up to $250,000, attorneys said. The judge is to determine the sentence length depending on the type firearm used, with the 30-year term imposed if the firearm was automatic, attorneys said. The judge is expected to sen tence the Davidians in about a month in Waco. Those six Davidians already faced up to 10 years in prison. Whatcha reading? I Infill Bircli/TllC Battau Elementary education majors Suzanne Ochoa Jones a senior from Houston look through boob (left), a junior from Corpus Christi and Patricia at the TSEA book fair next to Harrington Tower. Student groups to face off in second annual morality panel discussion By Jan Higginbotham The Battalion Morality will be the focus of a panel discussion at 7 p.m. Thursday in Rudder Theater between the Agnostic and Atheist Student Group and the Ag gies For Christ. Brent Lemoine, president of the Agnostic and Athe ist Student Group, said each group will send three panelists to the discussion, and audience members will have the opportunity to ask the panelists questions. "The reason for the presentation is to get people talking about the sulqect," Lemoine said. "We have a shared goal of wanting people on this campus talk ing about morality." Collin McCormick, a member of Aggies For Christ, said the groups are interested in having an open exchange of ideas. "We would like to see people come away with a Parking Continued from Page 1 "A lot of times students go all four years without ever talking to an advisor/'Jones said. "This of ten results in confusion for the broader understanding of the issues discussed,”k said. "We would like to encourage people to tab an introspective look at the choices they maker their lives." Lemoine said the discussion will not be an attemr ‘ by either group to try to prove the other group wrong "It's a place for calm discussion," he said. It want to demonstrate that there are many waystt have morals without having a religious basisfe morality. If we get people talking about it, them; will be successful. Hopefully, everybody will lea. with a better understanding of the issues." McCormick said he is interested in letting th campus know where each group stands and therea sons for their stance. "The main thing we are trying to accomplish ism make clear the foundations of Christian moral behav ior," he said. "We hope this forum isl‘informafionali hut in the process, we hope people would come to tab a stand on their beliefs one way or the other." approved beginning researchinte the construction of an on campus day care facility, requested the election commission be required to post signs on the day of fresh men election run-offs and rejected a hill splitting the Southsidecon stituency to separate the Corps. student, and I feel like that could be avoided had they been ad vised." When talking to constituents, Jones said students cited that the College of Liberal Arts needs to improve its advising system. In other business, the Senate WILEY isw^UlL E C T U R E vl= : - ™r S E R I E S Memorial Student Center April 8, 1994 8:00 p.m. Rudder Additorium Texas A ATI University The Honorable Les Aspin, Former U.S. Seerefarx of Defense Dr. Jeane Kirkpatrick, Former II.S. Ambassador lo the For Ticket Information, Call the Itl.S.C. 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