Posted on 03/02/2005 8:56:37 PM PST by CounterCounterCulture
By Ken McLaughlin and Mary Anne Ostrom
Mercury News
More than three years after former state Sen. Bruce McPherson's son was murdered in a botched San Francisco street robbery, 21-year-old Clifton Terrell Jr. was found guilty of the crime Wednesday.
Secretary of State Bruce McPherson, his wife, Mary, and other family and friends helped fill the San Francisco courtroom every day of the two-week trial, which ended Feb. 22.
Sentencing is set for May 6. Assistant District Attorney Harry Dorfman said he will seek a life sentence without possibility of parole.
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McPherson's father was nominated by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger a few weeks ago to take the place of California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, who is expected to resign at the end of this week after allegations of mishandling federal election funds, accepting tainted campaign contributions and sexual harassment.
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