Leary wanted to extort money from the Transit Authority.
He was found guilty of two counts of attempted murder, 14 counts of first-degree assault and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
The man accused of firebombing two Manhattan subways in 1994 was convicted Thursday after the jury rejected the notion that the drug Prozac led him to commit the crimes.
In December 1994, Leary ignited firebombs on two Manhattan subway trains. The second blast injured 50 people -- 16 seriously, including Leary.
The defense argued that Leary was not responsible for his actions because of "toxic psychosis" caused by the Prozac.
The man accused of firebombing two Manhattan subways in 1994 was convicted Thursday after the jury rejected the notion that the drug Prozac led him to commit the crimes.
He was found guilty of two counts of attempted murder, 14 counts of first-degree assault and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
In December 1994, Leary ignited firebombs on two Manhattan subway trains. The second blast injured 50 people -- 16 seriously, including Leary.
Leary wanted to extort money from the Transit Authority.
The defense argued that Leary was not responsible for his actions because of "toxic psychosis" caused by the Prozac.
Leary wanted to extort money from the Transit Authority.
The man accused of firebombing two Manhattan subways in 1994 was convicted Thursday after the jury rejected the notion that the drug Prozac led him to commit the crimes.
He was found guilty of two counts of attempted murder, 14 counts of first-degree assault and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
In December 1994, Leary ignited firebombs on two Manhattan subway trains.
The second blast injured 50 people -- 16 seriously, including Leary.
The defense argued that Leary was not responsible for his actions because of "toxic psychosis" caused by the Prozac.