Word: slaton
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Atlanta officials who have screened the movie are, not surprisingly, outraged. "The trial went on for nine weeks, and there were a couple of hundred witnesses," says Fulton County District Attorney Lewis Slaton (played in the film by Rip Torn). "By picking which ones to use, you can pretty much write any script you want--which is what they did." Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, who took office in 1982, expresses "grave disappointment" with the show. "The city of Atlanta dealt with a tragedy that had a potential for enormous personal and racial conflict, and really went through it together...
...loser was Jim Slaton...
Offense: Wide receiver--Irving Fryar, Nebraska, tight end--Gordon Hudson, Brigham Young, linemen--Bill Fralic, Pitt; Stefan Humphries, Michigan, Terry Long, East Carolina, Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska, center--Tony Slaton, Southern Cal, running backs--Bo Jackson. Auburn, Napoleon McCallum, Navy, Mike Rozier. Nebraska; quarterback--Steve, Young, Brigham Young...
...case is going to be to you like a puzzle," District Attorney Lewis R. Slaton, 59, told jurors during opening arguments in the long-awaited case of Georgia vs. Wayne B. Williams. The 23-year-old black freelance photographer has been accused of killing two of the 28 young blacks who were slain during Atlanta's notorious 22-month series of murders. "At the conclusion there will be enough pieces in the puzzle that you will see the truth." Meanwhile, he suggested folksily, "Sit back and enjoy yourselves as much as possible." Slaton even urged the jurors to show...
...main evidence against Williams, as Prosecutor Slaton admitted, is circumstantial. Police Officer Fred Jacobs testified that he saw a car driven by Williams "appear to come from a parked position" on the bridge about 3 a.m. on May 22, shortly after another policeman heard a splash in the water. Cater's body was found floating in the river two days later...