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Jury Finds Morgan Guilty of Murder
A Norwich jury convicted David Morgan, 40, of murdering cyclist Richard Smith, 50. Morgan had already pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Sentencing is set for Nov. 30.
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Smith is dead, and the murder verdict is the jury's finding on what Morgan meant to do. He had already admitted manslaughter and told the court he only meant to frighten a cyclist who hit his car. Sentencing on Nov. 30 is the judgment that is still ahead.
A jury at Norwich Crown Court found David Morgan, 40, guilty of murder on Wednesday in the death of Richard Smith. The verdict was unanimous. Morgan, of George Winter Court in Norwich, had pleaded guilty to manslaughter and had denied murder. Judge Alice Robinson presided over the trial. Sentencing is set for Nov. 30.
Smith, 50, was cycling home from work on Chartwell Road on May 8 when Morgan's Mercedes struck him and threw him from the bike. He died three days later from head injuries. The men did not know each other. The clash started in traffic stopped at a red light, after Smith made contact with the car.
Morgan told the jury he had drunk five or six pints, that he was angry about the car, and that he swerved to intimidate Smith and misjudged the move. He said he was not using the car as a weapon. Prosecutors said he had given a series of different accounts, and CCTV recorded him admitting that he swerved into the cyclist. A roadside test after his arrest on Bignold Road showed cocaine and cannabis in his system. His children were in the car.
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