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Among other decisions, the court turned down an attempt by a New York prosecutor to obtain a death sentence for the convicted murdered of a policeman...
Tommy Lee Hines, 25, was arrested last May when a woman stenographer complained that he had been peeping into her office window in Decatur, Ala. (pop. 43,000). In the patrol car, a policeman reminded the black prisoner of his Miranda right to a court-appointed lawyer, and Hines waived that right. The police then began questioning Hines about three unsolved rape cases. "How many women did you rape, two or three?" asked one officer. "Three," said Hines...
...recalls, he and a buddy were given a summons for playing ball in Riverside Park. His father happened along, tore the ticket into bits, and growled at the cop: "For Crissake, why don't you go after [Gangster Lucky] Luciano and leave a bunch of kids alone!" The policeman crept away...
...with endless details concerning the dead officer's funeral arrangements, his wife's tears, and his son's grief. One thousand members of the Fraternal Order of Police came to the funeral. In the meantime, there was outrage in the black community--not over the death of the white policeman, but over the vicious way the police handled the entire situation. Despite claims by Mayor Frank Rizzo and his political hacks that the MOVE organization was universally hated in Philadelphia, most of the black neighbors who lived near MOVE did not resent the group as much as the middle-class...
...trainer and groom share a $380-a-day suite at the Plaza Hotel, and a Pinkerton detective protects her from unfriendly Dobermans and Great Danes and overly friendly Shih Tzus and Lhasa Apsos. He cannot protect her from the law, however. In Central Park last week, a policeman came up and ordered Bob Weatherwax, the son of her famous trainer, Rudd, to put her on a leash. "This dog never wears a leash," protested Weatherwax. "This is Lassie!" Responded the cop: "Right, and I'm the King of Siam. Now get a leash, or I'll have to arrest...