Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, April 12, 1993, Page 4, Image 4

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    TRIAL
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its waited nearhs Thin wi'Hi ordered In he available
within 15 mi(luUni in case jurors needed a question
answer™! or annount ed that they have o verdii t
Sgt Stacey Koon. officer* Inurem a Powell. Theodore
II rise no and former Officer Timothy Wind are i barged
with s iolaling King's i iv il rights in a treatingthat the go\ ■
ernment savs was excessive
Although the jurors have I wen sequestered at a hotel
sinee Feb 25, thin knew when thin were i lumen that world
opinion ys'as focused on the case All of them said they
i on Id put aside i oncerns alwmt publii reai lion to their
verdii Is and dei ide the i ase purely on the evident v
Aiqmttals on most charges in a state trial last year
tom hed off three days uf rioting in I .os Angeles that left
'.4 people dead and Si billion in property damage
"I don't think anyone should Ire • ondemned U-cause of
the lhrv.it of a riot, .illumes ll.uiand Itr.mn told the jurors
in a final argument I.u ed y\ ith lehgious referem es and
i nmparisuns of the defendants to Christ being judged In
Pontius Pilate
II you have the murage to vote not guilts on all these
defendants, the publn svill understand, llraun assured
them
Mul a prosei utor i ailed the defendants "bullies with
badges" and urged jurors to i onvit I them
To i mis ii t on civil rights s iolations. jurors must find
that the four men intended to inflii t unreasonable form
on King In the slate trial last year in suburban Simi Val
‘If you have the courage to vote
not guilty on all these defendants,
the public will understand
Harland Braun
attorney representing charged officers
lev. spec tfit intt'MI was nol a requirement to convict them
of assault
In a poll published Sunday by the /.os Anp'/m Times.
3.1 percent said a repeal of last spring's deadly riots was
inevitable if jurors acquit the four men.
And, although 75 |*erc ent of those surveyed voiced < on
i ern that another round of unrest c ould engulf their neigh
borhoods. 5(1 percent said they were very or somewhat
c onfident that polic e* would quickly quell it
Si rallies minorities of Hispanic s |4() |H*n ent) and blacks
(12 percent) said they would consider v iolence partially
or totally justified if the officers were ac quitted, and 10
pc-re ent of whiles thought violent e would Ik- justified
l'lie newspa|K*r interviewed 1.13fi I jis Angeles residents
Wednesday to Friday The (toll had a margin of error of
plus or minus throe percentage points
I’olic e Chief Willie Williams increased the number of
offic ers on c its streets Sunday, and other low enforcement
agencies liegan to prepare for any possible problems after
the jury returns its \ordicts Tire California National Guard
also plans to have (MX) troops in area armories by Monday
morning
Panel to discuss
LA beating trial
To help pvaplc understand the federal civil
rights trial of four polit e ofTit ers accused of heat
ing motorist Kodnev King, the law school has
m heduled a panel disi ussion of the case today
at 1:10 p m in the KMU Bon Under Room
hm school Dean Dave Frohnmaywr will mod
erate the discussion of the following panelists:
• Dm asscH mte Professor Margaret Paris, who
will explain how the police officers can lx* tried
in federal court after acquittals in state court
• Dnv ,isso< i.ite Professor Dsn Kioppenlierj^. who
will describe the nation's dual court system and
,i< lions King i ould take in a civil suit.
• Dm l*roft*ssor VVnvne West ling, who will corn
pan* tactics lawyers used in the two trials, includ
ing the use ol videotape
•Fugene police Officer Marvin Re'voal. who will
discuss proper polit e procedures, race relations
with policirand how the fury fiver the King case
has affei ted other parts of the country.
•Kmilio Hernandez, vice chairman of the slate
Commission on Hisponii Affairs, who also will
discuss race relations with police and offer a cross
cultural perspective of the trial
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Civil Rights Trial
Monday, April 12, 1993
3:30 p.m. EMU Ben Linder Room
Moderator: Dave Frohnmayer
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For information, call >46-3853
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