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BLONDE FEMALE NEWSCASTER: Hundreds of Scientologists filled two courtrooms in St. Petersburg today.
TV screen in background says "Scientology" in white letters on blue background
AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMALE NEWSCASTER: They were there to monitor developments in the Lisa McPherson case. The Church of Scientology is charged with practicing medicine without a license and neglecting a disabled adult in McPherson's death.
picture of Lisa McPherson; courtroom footage; Scieno lawyer
AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMALE NEWSCASTER: Attorneys for the church want charges dismissed. They argue Scientologists treated McPherson's psychosis according to their religious beliefs. But prosecutors say before she died, McPherson needed medical, not psychiatric care.
DOUG CROW (caption--"Doug Crow, prosecutor"): --were being watched by people who were ill-trained and ill-equipped and in a facility that was not, uh, equipped to handle someone in her condition.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMALE NEWSCASTER: The hearing on three motions to dismiss continues tomorrow.
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