3 beaten by Philly police acquitted

PHILADELPHIA - July 1, 2009 - The defendants' relatives wept and slumped in their seats as the city jury read the verdicts Wednesday.

Defense lawyers say police thought the men's car contained a fugitive sought in a police sergeant's slaying two days earlier. Four officers were fired and eight disciplined afterward.

The verdict in the weeklong trial comes after the jury watched the 10-minute tape of police beating and kicking Pete Hopkins Jr., Brian Hall and Dwayne Dyches on May 5, 2008.

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