Two former police officers were found guilty of murder in the fatal beating of a motorist during a struggle outside a crack house.
A third former officer was found not guilty on a lesser charge.Larry Nevers, 53, and Walter Budzyn, 47, were convicted of second-degree murder in Green's Nov. 5 death. Robert Lessnau, 33, was acquitted of assault with intent to do great bodily harm.
Separate juries sitting simultaneously heard the two murder cases, while Lessnau opted to have Recorder's Court Judge George W. Crockett III decide his fate.
The Budzyn jury reached its verdict during the eighth day of deliberations Saturday. That decision and Crockett's, reached last Monday, were sealed until the Nevers jury reached its verdict Monday.
Budzyn testified that he never hit anyone, while Nevers said he hit Green in self-defense.
All three were fired from the force after Green's death.
Budzyn and Nevers face up to life in prison; no immediate sentencing date was set. Lessnau could have gotten up to 10 years.
An autopsy showed Green, 35, died of at least 14 blows to the head and part of his scalp was torn off.
The death Nov. 5 came seven months after four white Los Angeles police officers were acquitted of state charges in the beating of black motorist Rodney King, touching off rioting. Two of the officers were later convicted of federal charges.
Green's death spurred protests because Green was black and the three defendants are white. But no testimony during the 11-week trial indicated that race was a factor in the beating.
The supervisor of the three defendants, who is black, was charged with neglect of duty. His trial date has not been set.