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To: John Messbauer who wrote (9320)	4/17/1999 11:28:00 PM
From: Zencone	Respond to of 62550

True story: Cough If You Think I'm Guilty CARDIFF, Wales (Reuters) - An innocent man was locked up by mistake when a juror in a Welsh court coughed as the verdict was being read out. As the foreman of the jury at Cardiff Crown Court delivered a ''not guilty'' verdict on Alan Rashid, charged with making a threat to kill, another juror cleared his throat and the noise drowned out the word ''not.'' The judge thought the jury had found Rashid guilty and sentenced him to two years in prison, according to news reports Friday. Rashid was taken to the cells and would have been none the wiser if a juror had not asked why he was being jailed after having been found not guilty. Officials realized a mistake had been made and a confused Rashid was led back into court and told he was free to go. Court manager Nicholas Williamson said: ''It was a very bizarre situation and I have never heard of it happening before. Mr Rashid was a very relieved man when the judge explained what had happened.''