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Verdict: Amy Senser Guilty on 2 of 3 Felony Counts

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Amy Senser's attorney says she reacted with fear and shock to being found guilty of two felonies in a hit-and-run that killed a man.
 
    Senser testified at her trial that she never saw Anousone Phanthavong (ah-NOO'-sahn PAN'-tah-wong) when she hit him near a freeway exit ramp in Minneapolis last August. But a jury found her guilty Thursday of leaving the scene and failing to report an accident.
 
    Her attorney Eric Nelson says Senser ``wants the world to believe'' she is telling the truth.
 
    Nelson says Senser isn't the type of person who would knowingly leave a man on the road to die.
 
    Senser will remain free until sentencing July 9. Prosecutors are calling for four years in prison, but Nelson says he will appeal.