Florida State star running back acquitted in battery trial

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By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) - A star running back for Florida State University's football squad was acquitted on Monday of a misdemeanor battery charge despite testimony from a young woman who told jurors he punched her in the mouth outside a bar in June. The jury deliberated for 25 minutes before delivering its not guilty verdict in the case against Dalvin Cook, who was FSU's leading rusher last season. Cook was suspended from the team pending the outcome of the trial.

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