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Black Friday
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Well, well well...The Conrad Black case DID get a little interesting after all.Loyal readers of this blog will no doubt recall that I recently questioned whether the trial had even come close to living up to all the hype surrounding it.![finger372192[1].jpg](http://www.winnipegfreepress2.com/blogs/mcintyre/wp-content/uploads/200707finger372192[1].thumbnail.jpg)
And while I still think the answer is a resounding "NO", these past few days have provided a fair share of drama - from jurors saying they were deadlocked earlier in the week to Conrad flipping the bird to the cameras.And it all came to a heated conclusion on Friday the 13th, which may now be forever known as Black Friday.Black now faces a maximum of 35 years in prison, based on the fact American courts have no problem stacking one sentence on top of another. In Canada, consecutive sentences are a rarity.![conradblack_wideweb__470x290,0[1].jpg](http://www.winnipegfreepress2.com/blogs/mcintyre/wp-content/uploads/200707conradblack_wideweb__470x290,0[1].thumbnail.jpg)
We'll have to wait until Nov. 30 to learn his fate. But that doesn't mean we can't all speculate.Click HERE to cast your vote in my latest website Jury Poll, which asks you to pick from one of several sentencing ranges. I'm curious to know what you all think.
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Journalist, national radio show host, author, pundit and cruise director ... Mike McIntyre loves to keep busy.
Mike is the justice reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press, where he has worked since 1997. He produces and hosts the weekly talk radio show Crime and Punishment, which runs on the Corus Radio Network in several Canadian cities.
Born and bred in Winnipeg, Mike graduated from River East Collegiate and completed his journalism studies in the Creative Communications program at Red River College.
He and his wife, Chassity, have two children.
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