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Coleman asserts in his pending appeal that his initial legal representation was woefully inadequate. His court papers contend that the ensuing $ investigation of the facts was so bare bones that neither Jordan nor his other assigned attorney, Steve Arey, ever retraced Coleman's steps the night of the murder to clock his movements or search for witnesses. They never went inside the McCoy or Coleman houses. They never measured the creek to see if the water marks on Coleman's pants matched the water level of the creek...
...Brazil, dozens of activists, including rural labor leaders, native Indians and priests, have been beaten and shot, allegedly by the hirelings of ranchers, logging companies, gold miners and other interests. On top of all this, activists contend, the justice system serves only the interests of the rich and powerful. In February a state appeals court in Acre overturned -- on grounds of insufficient evidence -- the conviction of rancher Darly Alves da Silva for his participation in the Chico Mendes murder and ordered a retrial. "The conviction was the first time an executor of a crime against an activist was brought...
Many activists contend that they are on freely circulating "hit lists." Gumercindo Rodrigues, an adviser to Mendes' National Council of Rubber Tappers, is recovering from two gunshot wounds he suffered last September. Gumercindo was shot on a main street in Rio Branco, the Acre state capital. One shot in the back at point-blank range came from a police officer. Press accounts have also implicated Camilo Yunes Junior, a lumber baron, in the shooting. Yunes denies any involvement. No charges have been filed in what the courts have dismissed as a crime of passion because Gumercindo was involved with...
...newsstand has a long history in Central Square, culminating in a recent dispute--Weiner and Cambridge politicos contend that location of the shack on public land may be illegal...
Among other administrative foul-ups, inadequate transportation allowances have prevented welfare recipients in some rural areas from reaching training centers located far from their homes. Critics contend that the program would have been more successful if the resources devoted to it had been more focused in problem areas along the Mississippi and around Little Rock rather than scattered over all 75 Arkansas counties. But Clinton calculated that for political reasons he could not leave anybody out; if he had, says Ledbetter, "that would have made people...