Latin Policy Protest Draws Flag Burning Conviction
United Press International
ST. PAUL, Minn. —
A federal jury on Wednesday convicted a man of burning an American flag during a March 18 demonstration against U.S. military involvement in Central America. William Carey Jr., 22, of Minneapolis, faces up to one year in a federal prison. No date was set for sentencing in U.S. District Court.
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