<p>Prosecutors say 56-year-old Joseph Silva and his 52-year-old wife Georgia yelled racial slurs at Vishal Wadhwa and his wife on a Lake Tahoe beach in July 2007.<br /><br />When Wadhwa went to call police, he was attacked and kicked in the head several times. He suffered broken face bones and has lingering sensory and focus complications.<br /><br />The Sacramento Bee newspaper reports that a jury found the Silvas guilty Thursday of interfering with Wadhwa's right to enjoy public facilities because of his race or national origin.<br /><br />The couple previously pleaded no contest to misdemeanor assault and battery in El Dorado County Superior Court. Georgia Silva was sentenced to a year in jail and Joseph Silva to six months.</p>
<p>Prosecutors say 56-year-old Joseph Silva and his 52-year-old wife Georgia yelled racial slurs at Vishal Wadhwa and his wife on a Lake Tahoe beach in July 2007.<br /><br />When Wadhwa went to call police, he was attacked and kicked in the head several times. He suffered broken face bones and has lingering sensory and focus complications.<br /><br />The Sacramento Bee newspaper reports that a jury found the Silvas guilty Thursday of interfering with Wadhwa's right to enjoy public facilities because of his race or national origin.<br /><br />The couple previously pleaded no contest to misdemeanor assault and battery in El Dorado County Superior Court. Georgia Silva was sentenced to a year in jail and Joseph Silva to six months.</p>