"A New York City man accused of committing murder as a hate crime when he mistook two brothers for a homosexual couple has been found guilty after seven hours of jury deliberations," reports CBS News. "Keith Phoenix, 30, was convicted in a retrial Monday in the Dec. 7, 2008 baseball bat beating death of Ecuadoran immigrant Jose Sucuzhanay, and convicted of attempted assault as a hate crime, for also attacking the murder victim's brother, Romel Sucuzhanay. Phoenix faces 25 years to life in prison, with sentencing set for Aug. 5, 2010." READ MORE
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Hate Crime Murder: Attacker Thought Beating Victim Was Gay
"A New York City man accused of committing murder as a hate crime when he mistook two brothers for a homosexual couple has been found guilty after seven hours of jury deliberations," reports CBS News. "Keith Phoenix, 30, was convicted in a retrial Monday in the Dec. 7, 2008 baseball bat beating death of Ecuadoran immigrant Jose Sucuzhanay, and convicted of attempted assault as a hate crime, for also attacking the murder victim's brother, Romel Sucuzhanay. Phoenix faces 25 years to life in prison, with sentencing set for Aug. 5, 2010." READ MORE
