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Hans Reiser was found guilty of first-degree murder

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The American developer Hans Reiser, author of the well known file system RaiserFS was found guilty of first-degree murder of his ex-wife Nina Reiser. Nina disappeared September 2006. He faces a sentence of 25 years to life in prison. Sentencing is set for July 9th 2008.
His lawyer is going to appeal against the court decision.

Click here to read more about Hans Reiser.

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