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Philippe Dehapiot (L) and Antoine Sollacaro (2nd L), lawyers of suspected gunman Yvan Colonna, his father Jean-Hugues Colonna (C), his sister Christine (2nd R) and his brother Stephane Colonna (R), arrive at
![Stephane Colonna (R) and his father Jean-Hugues Colonna are seen in Paris court as they wait for the verdict in the trial of Yvan Colonna December 13, 2007. The court found shepherd Stephane Colonna (R) and his father Jean-Hugues Colonna are seen in Paris court as they wait for the verdict in the trial of Yvan Colonna December 13, 2007. The court found shepherd](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D2P3YK/stephane-colonna-r-and-his-father-jean-hugues-colonna-are-seen-in-paris-court-as-they-wait-for-the-verdict-in-the-trial-of-yvan-colonna-december-13-2007-the-court-found-shepherd-yvan-colonna-guilty-of-killing-frances-top-government-representative-in-corsica-claude-erignac-in-1998-and-sentenced-him-to-life-in-jail-following-a-month-long-trial-reutersbenoit-tessier-france-2D2P3YK.jpg)
Stephane Colonna (R) and his father Jean-Hugues Colonna are seen in Paris court as they wait for the verdict in the trial of Yvan Colonna December 13, 2007. The court found shepherd
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![Jean-Hugues Colonna leaves the court in Paris, France on December 13, 2007 after the verdict in the trial of Yvan Colonna. The court found shepherd Yvan Colonna guilty of killing France's top Jean-Hugues Colonna leaves the court in Paris, France on December 13, 2007 after the verdict in the trial of Yvan Colonna. The court found shepherd Yvan Colonna guilty of killing France's top](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E90JGJ/jean-hugues-colonna-leaves-the-court-in-paris-france-on-december-13-2007-after-the-verdict-in-the-trial-of-yvan-colonna-the-court-found-shepherd-yvan-colonna-guilty-of-killing-frances-top-government-representative-in-corsica-claude-erignac-in-1998-and-sentenced-him-to-life-in-jail-following-a-month-long-trial-photo-by-mousseabacapresscom-2E90JGJ.jpg)
Jean-Hugues Colonna leaves the court in Paris, France on December 13, 2007 after the verdict in the trial of Yvan Colonna. The court found shepherd Yvan Colonna guilty of killing France's top
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Jean-Hugues Colonna leaves the court in Paris, France on December 13, 2007 after the verdict in the trial of Yvan Colonna. The court found shepherd Yvan Colonna guilty of killing France's top
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![Jean-Hugues Colonna (L), father of suspected gunman Yvan Colonna, aunt Josette Beech (C) and an unidentified woman sit outside a special court for Colonna's trial in Paris November 12, 2007. The trial Jean-Hugues Colonna (L), father of suspected gunman Yvan Colonna, aunt Josette Beech (C) and an unidentified woman sit outside a special court for Colonna's trial in Paris November 12, 2007. The trial](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D1BA6G/jean-hugues-colonna-l-father-of-suspected-gunman-yvan-colonna-aunt-josette-beech-c-and-an-unidentified-woman-sit-outside-a-special-court-for-colonnas-trial-in-paris-november-12-2007-the-trial-of-yvan-colonna-a-shepherd-accused-of-killing-former-corsica-prefect-claude-erignac-frances-top-government-representative-in-corsica-island-in-ajaccio-february-6-1998-in-the-islands-worst-outbreak-of-nationalist-violence-opened-monday-reutersbenoit-tessier-france-2D1BA6G.jpg)
Jean-Hugues Colonna (L), father of suspected gunman Yvan Colonna, aunt Josette Beech (C) and an unidentified woman sit outside a special court for Colonna's trial in Paris November 12, 2007. The trial
![Jean-Hugues Colonna (L), father of Yvan Colonna, and Colonna's lawyer Pascal Garbarini (R) wait for the jury deliberation in Paris December 13, 2007. The court found shepherd Yvan Colonna guilty of killing Jean-Hugues Colonna (L), father of Yvan Colonna, and Colonna's lawyer Pascal Garbarini (R) wait for the jury deliberation in Paris December 13, 2007. The court found shepherd Yvan Colonna guilty of killing](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D1KE7M/jean-hugues-colonna-l-father-of-yvan-colonna-and-colonnas-lawyer-pascal-garbarini-r-wait-for-the-jury-deliberation-in-paris-december-13-2007-the-court-found-shepherd-yvan-colonna-guilty-of-killing-frances-top-government-representative-in-corsica-claude-erignac-in-1998-and-sentenced-him-to-life-in-jail-following-a-month-long-trial-reutersbenoit-tessier-france-2D1KE7M.jpg)
Jean-Hugues Colonna (L), father of Yvan Colonna, and Colonna's lawyer Pascal Garbarini (R) wait for the jury deliberation in Paris December 13, 2007. The court found shepherd Yvan Colonna guilty of killing
![Jean-Hugues Colonna (C), father of suspected gunman Yvan Colonna, speaks with his daughter Christine (L) and son Stephane (R) as they attend Colonna's trial at a special court in Paris November 13, Jean-Hugues Colonna (C), father of suspected gunman Yvan Colonna, speaks with his daughter Christine (L) and son Stephane (R) as they attend Colonna's trial at a special court in Paris November 13,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E7RNX5/jean-hugues-colonna-c-father-of-suspected-gunman-yvan-colonna-speaks-with-his-daughter-christine-l-and-son-stephane-r-as-they-attend-colonnas-trial-at-a-special-court-in-paris-november-13-2007-the-trial-of-yvan-colonna-a-shepherd-accused-of-killing-former-corsica-prefect-claude-erignac-frances-top-government-representative-in-corsica-island-in-ajaccio-february-6-1998-in-the-islands-worst-outbreak-of-nationalist-violence-opened-november-12-reutersbenoit-tessier-france-2E7RNX5.jpg)
Jean-Hugues Colonna (C), father of suspected gunman Yvan Colonna, speaks with his daughter Christine (L) and son Stephane (R) as they attend Colonna's trial at a special court in Paris November 13,
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Jean-Hugues Colonna, father of Yvan Colonna arrives at Paris court hall in Paris, France on May 2, 2011 for the opening of Yvan Colonna's appeal trial for the murder in 1998 of
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Jean-Hugues and Stephane Colonna, father and brother of Yvan Colonna the alleged killer of prefect Claude Erignac, arrive at the Paris courthouse, before the opening of the trial of Yvan Colonna in
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