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What happened to Annette Bosworth?

Dr. Annette Bosworth is guilty of all 12 felony counts of electioneering crime in her 2014 bid for the U.S. Senate, the jury said. The panel of eight women and four men announced it in court about 8:20 p.m. Wednesday in Pierre, more than three hours after they began deliberating.

Who is Annette Bosworth's husband?

Senate bid. Bosworth, her husband, Chad Haber , and her attorneys, Dana Hanna, left, and Robert Van Norman, rear, left the Hughes County Courthouse Wednesday evening where they were told she will be sentenced July 1. (Phu Nguyen, Capital Journal)

How many felony charges did Bosworth face?

Bosworth faced 12 felony counts, six each on two basic charges: that she submitted false "instruments," or documents in turning in voter petitions for her nomination to run for the U.S. senate in the June 2014 Republican primary, and that she committed perjury in signing the petitions, verifying she was the circulator who saw the signatures made "in my presence," and had her verification notarized.

Why is Hanna's argument not false?

As for Hanna’s argument that the petitions in question were not “false instruments,” or documents, because one single false item on a document does not make the entire document false because the voter signatures were genuine, Mayer said: “Baloney!”

What did Hanna and Mayer say after the jury left the court room?

After the jury left the court room to deliberate, Hanna and Mayer shook hands, Mayer saying, "No hard feelings."

How many witnesses did Bosworth have?

Wednesday, the jury of eight women and four men left the court room in Pierre to begin deliberating Bosworth's fate after three days of testimony from about 30 witnesses and two hours Wednesday of judge's instructions and lawyers' closing arguments.

Who was the Hutterite leader who forged 11 signatures on a Bosworth petition?

Mayer was asked about the defense's argument that Leonard Waldner, a Hutterite leader, admitted forging 11 signatures of Millerdale Colony members on a Bosworth petition but faced no similar charges. In fact, Walder testified he was given immunity for testifying against Bosworth, which was unfair, said Bosworth attorney Dana Hanna during his closing.

Annette Bosworth, Republican, Also Digs Che

Heidelberger got his money’s worth from the innocent photo below of Bosworth’s Che t-shirt, never referring to the fact that Che was a hero at one time and took care of the poor.

Hickey denies submitting false 2012 election petitions

Several registered voters in Hartford who signed the petition to put state Rep. Steve Hickey’s name on the 2012 ballot say the lawmaker wasn’t present at the time, even though Hickey signed an oath that says he witnessed their signatures. – Argus Leader.