officers - The Black Vault

FD-350 (Rev. 5·8·81)
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n Wednesday, the city of Los Angeles
stood silent as the jury in the Rodney
King trial handed down not-guilty ver­
. diets. These verdicts, which are sure to
inflame the passions of the city, raise many
important questions. Was this decision by a
jury without a single black jUror in Simi
Valley simply another sign of deep-seated
racial animosity, a darkening of the cloud ____
But ii-would f.al{e ayearoefore the
second trial would begin, the real trial, the
trial by jl,ll'y. The trial that took place in a
· Superior Court in Simi Valley was not
·limited to a single piece of evidence· as
captured by an amateur cameraman. Rather,
in this trial, no fewer than 56 witnesses
were called to the stand. Ream;s of ~vi-:
dence were presented by both sidE!S.
Experts and fe~low police officers testified,
and three of the four defenclants•told
'The verdicts tell a story of ·a
criminal justice system ·that is
functioning adequately in the·
· face of a changing socliety.'
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newspaper, city and state.)
LOS ANGElES TIMES
IDS ANGElES, CA
Date: 'IHURS., 4/30/92
Edition: METRO SECTION, PAGE 6
Title:
THE JURY SAW AlL
OF THE EVIDENCE
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that has hung over the city for more than a their account of the events. for the first
year? Or is there a reason to commend the time. And when. the video was imtroduced
judicial process?· as evidence, it was analyzeci fr'ame-by- ·; -In the King case, the diSparity betw·een
Beyond the deafening clamor that is fra~e~ w~th a focus on the actions and wha~ the publi~ saw on television and w·hat
.certain to come from virtually every participation of each defendant. · ; the Jury saw m the courtroom will t:lnpoli~ical
co:ner, the verdicts tell a story of T~en, .. o~ .. Wedi_Iesday after~