Activist Cindy Sheehan Cleared of DC Protest Charge [View All]

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Source: Fox DC

Activist Cindy Sheehan Cleared of DC Protest Charge
Updated: Monday, 12 Jul 2010, 11:47 PM EDT

WASHINGTON - Activist Cindy Sheehan has been cleared of a charge stemming from a protest in front the White House.

After a trial in D.C. Superior Court on Monday, Judge Robert E. Morin found Sheehan not guilty of crossing a police line during an anti-war protest in March.

A prosecutor showed a video of demonstrators lying on the White House sidewalk with mock coffins and Sheehan crossing a toppled police barrier. U.S. Park Police are heard warning protesters that their permit had been revoked.

Defense attorney Mark Goldstone says the judge told the court that Sheehan was acquitted because she crossed the barrier after it was knocked down.

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