Word: gerwitz
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Defense attorney Lewis Gerwitz said yesterday the action was "an attempt to slap down the people" but the prosecution "never expected the kind of community support the kids...
...closing statement Saturday Gerwitz said many factors influencing the police action had not come out in the trial. "We have thought all along that there were no grounds for the police action but that it was just harassment," Gerwitz said yesterday. Although there was no proof, he said, "it would be hard to imagine why so many police would be called in unless there were "other forces in the community...
...Gerwitz said George Benwag, chairman of the Mashpee Board of Selectmen, was one of these forces. He added Benway "posed as an impartial arbiter" at a homeowner's meeting regarding the land claim suit but testified in behalf of the prosecution in this case. Gerwitz said this was "a little strange...
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