'Does unlawful mean illegal?' Jurors in city councilman's USC bribery trial mull instructions
Prosecutors are concerned an instruction may be misleading jurors in Mark Ridley-Thomas' trial into believing they must find an additional unlawful act beyond bribery.
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Jurors in suspended Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas’ federal corruption trial asked questions on Tuesday that indicate they’re continuing to …