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Plea deal arranged for teen in Jena 6
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No trial, lesser charge may ease way for rest
By Howard Witt
Tribune senior correspondent
December 4 2007
HOUSTON -- The district attorney in the racially-charged Jena 6 case in Louisiana agreed to a plea bargain Monday that sharply reduced the charges against the first of the six black teenagers who was facing trial, while attorneys for other defendants said the prosecutor appeared eager to settle their cases as well.
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