Galveston birder who shot cat - trial

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Bird watcher’s fate with jury
Daily News - Galveston County, TX - November 16, 2007
By Scott E. Williams GALVESTON — After about six hours of deliberation Thursday, a jury had not reached a verdict in the case of an island bird watcher ...

Galveston bird watcher waits as jury weighs cat killing
Houston Chronicle, United States - November 16, 2007
By HARVEY RICE
GALVESTON — The jury deciding whether a well-known bird watcher is guilty of animal cruelty for slaying a cat deliberated for nearly five ...

America's gone wild over feral felines
The Free Lance-Star, VA - November 16, 2007
SOMETIMES I wake up and wonder if I'm still in the country where I was born. According to the story, James M. Stevenson, who is founder of the Galveston ...

Jury Gets Case of Birder Who Shot Cat
The Associated Press - November 15, 2007
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Jurors on Thursday began weighing the fate of a prominent bird watcher accused of animal cruelty for shooting a cat that lived under ...

Jury deliberating Galveston cat-killing case
Houston Chronicle, United States - November 15, 2007
By HARVEY RICE
GALVESTON — Jim Stevenson either committed a "despicable act" or made a mistake when he killed a stray cat cared for by a toll booth worker, ...

Jury weighs fate of bird watcher who killed cat
KTEN, TX - November 15, 2007
AP - November 15, 2007 4:45 PM ET
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - Jurors in Galveston today considered the fate of a birdwatcher accused of animal cruelty for ...

Jury weighs fate of bird watcher who killed cat
Dallas Morning News, TX - November 15, 2007
By LIZ AUSTIN PETERSON / AP
Jurors on Thursday were weighing the fate of a prominent birdwatcher accused of animal cruelty for shooting a cat that lived ...

Cat killer case in jury's hands
Houston Chronicle, United States - Nov 15, 2007
© 2007 AP GALVESTON, Texas — The case of a birdwatcher accused of animal cruelty for shooting a cat who lived under a bridge is now in a jury's hand. ...


Cat Murder Trial Spurs Jury Laughter
ABC News - Nov 15, 2007
By GINA SUNSERI
To Jim Stevenson, the cats under the San Luis Pass Bridge were more than a nuisance; they were a threat to the endangered birds he loved. ...

Talking with a philosopher about cats
Carlisle Sentinel, PA - Nov 15, 2007
By Rich Lewis, November 15, 2007
You couldn’t pick up too many newspapers yesterday without reading about the trial of the guy who shot the cat. ...

Cat-shooting trial could end today
Daily News - Galveston County, TX - Nov 14, 2007
By Scott E. Williams
GALVESTON — The trial of an island bird lover could end today with closing arguments this morning in his animal-cruelty case. ...


Animal lovers in flap after bird-watcher kills cat
AFP - Nov 14, 2007
CHICAGO (AFP) — Animal lovers in Texas are in a flap over the case of a prominent bird-watcher on trial for killing a stray cat. ...

Texas trial hinges on cat ownership
United Press International - Nov 14, 2007
GALVESTON, Texas, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A man on trial in Texas for charges of animal cruelty claims the cat he shot and killed was feral. ...


Roy Exum: Where Is King Solomon?
The Chattanoogan, TN - Nov 14, 2007
by Roy Exum
I draw your attention today to Galveston, Tex., where an eagerly-anticipated murder trial is finally underway. The trial has been the talk of ...

Bird expert thought he was shooting feral cat, attorney says
KSWO, OK - Nov 14, 2007AP - November 14, 2007 6:15 AM ET
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - The attorney for a prominent bird-watcher on trial for fatally shooting a cat says his client ...

Bird expert thought he was shooting feral cat, attorney says
Houston Chronicle, United States - Nov 14, 2007
© 2007 AP GALVESTON, Texas — A prominent bird-watcher on trial for fatally shooting a cat thought he was taking aim at a feral cat that had no owner, ...

Bird watcher says he thought he killed feral cat
Houston Chronicle, United States - Nov 13, 2007
By HARVEY RICE
GALVESTON — A prominent naturalist would not have killed a stray cat had he known that it was being fed and cared for by a toll-booth worker ...

Birdwatcher's trial asks feral or felony?
Daily News - Galveston County, TX - Nov 13, 2007
By Scott E. Williams
His own lawyer admitted Tuesday that Jim Stevenson, 54, shot a cat near the island’s western tip on Nov. 7, 2006. ...


Birder Admits Killing Cat, but Was It Animal Cruelty?
New York Times, United States - Nov 13, 2007
A day after the 2006 shooting of a cat that lived under the San Luis Pass toll bridge in Galveston, Tex., another cat could be seen. ...

Trial underway for Galveston birdman accused of killing cat
KHOU, TX - Nov 13, 2007
By Brad Woodard / 11 News
From the solitude of their refuge beneath the toll bridge, the cats of San Luis Pass seek out little attention. ...

Police: Cat was alive 1 hour after noted birder shot it
KHOU, TX - Nov 13, 2007
By Brad Woodard / 11 News
Testimony is under way in the animal cruelty trial of a noted birder in Galveston. Jim Stevenson, founder of the Galveston ...

Trial starts for bird expert accused of shooting cat
Denton Record Chronicle, TX - Nov 13, 2007
AP GALVESTON, Texas - Prosecutors in the trial of a prominent bird-watcher charged with animal cruelty for allegedly shooting a cat said they will try to ...

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Alleged cat slayer says he's martyr for birds
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‘Birdman’ of Galveston says charge not valid
17 Nov 2006

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12 Nov 2006