Word: quinn
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Hill and Pernasilice had been accused of murdering Prison Guard William Quinn, who died of injuries suffered in a beating that occurred during the worst prison uprising in the nation's history. At the time, Hill was in Attica for attempted assault, and Pernasilice was serving a sentence for possession of a stolen motorcycle. Quinn was one of 43 men (eleven guards and 32 convicts) who died as a result of the four-day riot in September 1971-most of them shot by state police when they stormed the maximum-security prison in upstate New York behind a fusillade...
Fatal Beating. Clark, wearing his trademark narrow tie, appeared to have the easier defense. His client, Pernasilice, was accused of joining in the fatal beating of Quinn, yet only one man claimed to have witnessed Pernasilice in the act. Former Inmate Edward Zimmer said he saw Pernasilice strike Quinn over the shoulders with a stick; doctors who examined Quinn found no injuries in that area. In the closing days of the trial, the judge dismissed the murder charge against Pernasilice, but let stand a second for attempted murder. This did not satisfy Clark. The former U.S. Attorney General declared...
Kunstler seemed to have a harder task defending Hill. Dali-mustachioed Prosecutor Aidala produced five witnesses who supposedly saw Hill striking Quinn with a wooden object. Kunstler replied that four of the five had been offered leniency if they testified against Hill. Not so, claimed Aidala. "The evidence," he said, "is that there were no promises made to the witnesses...
...surprise that most members of this year's team will be working extra hard to earn one of the seven spots on the squad for matches, as Harvard has one of the most balanced squads in a while. That is, there are no super stars like Art Burke and Quinn Smith who departed with graduation last year...
Scalise's starting line-up for the opener against Towson State on March 31 is virtually set. Four attackmen, led by co-captain Jim Quinn, will alternate at the three attack positions. Quinn will be joined by senior Bob Frisbee, and sophomores Scott Mead and Bill MacKenzie. The latter was one of the leading scorers on last year's unbeaten frosh squad...