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ffederai criminal fndictmenf could ..,-Bushf~~~~rii~g-·the federai<br />

, In addition, the FBI has· inter,. be lodged against the four <strong>officers</strong>, -probe on television in a nationwide<br />

.viewed many other witnesses, ·in­ even though all but Powell were address Friday night. He said it<br />

~cluding King, people who saw the acquitted. · ·. would· be "a travesty of justice" if<br />

i beating and medical personnel who <strong>The</strong> <strong>officers</strong> could be prosecuted his client and the other <strong>officers</strong><br />

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~reated King afterward.<br />

under a federal statute that prohib- were indi~ted on-federal charges.<br />

f Assistant U.S. Atty. Michael W. its unlawful acts committed "under · -Mounger said there was. no place<br />

Emmick, one of the attorneys in­ color of state authority;" or under ·where his client could get a fair<br />

; volved in the King probe, would the federal law against conspiring trial because of all the publicity<br />

:not comment. Neither would As­ to violate the civil rights of any · abo~t t.pe.Simi Valley verdict.·<br />

-sistant City Atty. Linda Lefkowitz, person: . ' . ~ttorneys for Powell, Wind and<br />

:who defends police <strong>officers</strong> in civil Koon's lawyer, Darryl Mounger, Briseno could not be reached for<br />

)iability cases.<br />

said he had not heard about the comment.<br />

i She said she is under strict subpoenas, .but he added: "If Times staff writer Ronald J. Ostrow<br />

' federal orders not to disclose any doesn't sill-prise me." .· In Washington contributed to this<br />

portion of a .recently issued sub- -~Mounger lambasted -president, .. ~~··~~- .·...•:, ...._. - -~ _ ...<br />

--~- ..... ..___ - .. ----~--~- ... -~"1..~~-... -<br />

· poena.<br />

''I've been told the subpoena is<br />

not a matter of public record," she<br />

said. ·She also said it would be<br />

: improper to say when any grand<br />

' .jury session would occur.<br />

A Los Angeles Superior Court<br />

; jury of six men and six women<br />

found Officers Stacey C. Koon,<br />

· Timothy E. Wind and <strong>The</strong>odore J.<br />

Briseno not guilty of all charges<br />

ag(Jinst them in the Simi Valley<br />

trial.<br />

Officer Laurence M. Powell was<br />

. acquitted of assal,llt and of filing a<br />

false police report. <strong>The</strong> jury was ·<br />

hung as to whether Powell used<br />

excessive force; with eight members<br />

in favor of acquittal and four<br />

for-conviction. Dist. Atty. Ira Reiner<br />

has not said whether his office<br />

will ret.ry Powell on that charge.<br />

U.S. Atty. Gen. William P. Barr<br />

has_ sa!~ on se~eral occa~oE~~L~:

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