'Gurney attorney' convicted of theft from clients

UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) - January 10, 2011

Fifty-three-year-old Mark Morrison first appeared in a Fayette County courtroom on a gurney in November, claiming to be mentally incompetent. After a judge sided with experts who believed Morrison might have been faking, Morrison was ordered to trial and appeared last week, still on the gurney, allegedly suffering from infectious diseases.

A jury on Friday convicted Morrison of theft charges originally filed in 2006.

Morrison's attorney claimed health issues kept him out of the office and blamed any mishandled funds on Morrison's wife, who helped him run the office.

He'll be sentenced March 18.

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