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...chants of "Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!" Candle-bearing opponents of capital punishment applauded the outcome. Still, critics on both sides of the issue were disturbed by a process that appears to have become lethally arbitrary. "Here was the same human being before the same court," said Presser after catching his breath. "On Monday, because he didn't invoke the right words and the right theory, the court was going to let him die. Then he said the right words, and the court gave him life...
Throughout that same day, lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union had been frantically busy. Led by Stefan Presser in Marshall, Texas, the attorneys, who were newly involved in the case, saw their petitions turned down by two state courts, then by a federal district court. Presser asked the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to consider his motion for a stay. With no time for the parties to get together, the hearing was convened through a 68-minute conference call, with three appeals judges listening from Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas while Presser and Assistant State Attorney General Leslie Benitez talked...
...beefy and colorful Presser, 56, an Ohio Teamsters official, was elected to succeed Williams as head of the 1.7 million-member union last Thursday at an executive-board meeting in Arizona. An eighth-grade dropout, Presser began his career as a jukebox delivery boy. His late father, William ("Big Bill") Presser, a nationally known union leader who served two brief prison terms, helped young Jackie create Ohio Teamsters Local 507 in 1966. It now has over 5,000 members...
Unlike his predecessors, Presser basks in the limelight. He employs publicity agents and has been trying to cultivate a "statesmanlike" image, promising to lead the Teamsters in a "progressive new direction." His supporters say he has the aggressive style of leadership that the union needs. His detractors insist he will be hampered by the allegations of corruption and ties to organized crime that have dogged him over the years. Presser has never been charged with a crime and has denied all allegations. But he is under investigation by the Labor Department for allegations that his Ohio local was signing paychecks...
...acceptance speech last week, Presser sought to give his union a new look. Said he: "While investigations have continued through the years, I am confident, and I do mean confident, that this chapter in our 80-year history is coming to a close...