Page 8 -The Michigan Daily- Monday, April 19,1993 A federal jury convicted two police officers Saturday of violating the civil rights of black motorist Rodney King. Two others officers were acquitted. The jury reached its verdict Friday .- afternoon after 40 hours of deliberations. Sentencing was set for August 4. GTGT * , Sgt. Stacey Koon The supervisor at the beating scene, was convicted of allowing King's civil rights to be violated. Faces up to 10 years in prison and $250,000 in fines. Free on $5,000 bail. Officer Laurence Powell Delivered the most baton blows on the videotape, was convicted of violating King's rights. Faces up to 10 years in prison and $250,000 in fines. Free on $5,000 bail. Officer Theodore Timothy Wind Briseno A rookie officer who was Was shown stomping on fired after the beating, did King at one point but also not appear to take a major appeared to try to stop the role in the beating. beating. JESSICA Continued from page 1 Binsfield urged the crowd to work to change state law to permit third parties - such as the DeBoers - to seek custody of non-biologically-re- kited children. Grand Rapids lawyer Nannette Bowler, who is the attorney foran 11- year-oldgirlseeking legal separation from her parents, said, "We cannot wait for change to occur case-by- case' She said she agreed with Binsfield that the fastest way to gain rights for children is to change state laws. State legislators are expected to begin debate this week on abill aimed athelping theDeBoers win their case. Connecticut Judge Charles Gill said he advocated stronger action than just state-level change. "Children are treated more like luggage in this country than people. ... We must put the 'best interest' ideal in constitutional cement." The biggest cheers came for Jan and Roberta DeBoer when they took to the podium near the end of the rally. "The will of the people is what's going to change the law," Roberta DeBoer said. Jan DeBoerreadaletterheand his wife composed to give to the child. "Our courage does not halt or falter," he said in a quavering voice. "We are willing to lay down all our joysin life tohelpmaintain thiscause." The DeBoers and their lawyer, assistant University Prof. Suellyn Scarnecchia, then left the roof, fol- lowed by nearly a dozen television camera crews. AnnArborresidentDonnaKramer said she attended the rally because she sympathized with the DeBoers. "My daughter is two years old andI couldn'timagineherbeing taken + AP VERDICT Continued from page 1 lining?Itexposed (former Police Chief) Daryl Gates irreversibly." Speaking of the four defendants in King's federal civil rights trial "two are going to a physical jail, two are going to a mental jail," he said. At that, the packed congregation erupted in ap- plause. Williams, hired after Gates retired uider pressure last summer, credited the police and community for keeping 1. Checklist of Things 1 To Do Before I Leave 1 1 School for the 1 Summer: 1 t 1 organize stuffk1 SQ throw out junk Q get a new roommate, for fall1 jQ book fall 19931 events at the Union1 with Mary @ Union 1 room #14001 I 1 note: you must be an authonzed signer of a 1 MSA recognized student group and have your 1 account number. 1 1 1 the peace. He said thatover the next two days he'll decide whether to scale back forces. "I think that we're looking at an- other full day of mobilization," Officer Arthur Holmes said yesterday. The announcement of the verdicts during an early morning court session Saturday drew reaction nationally. "In this instance, thejury has spoken and I think justice has prevailed,"Attor- ney General Janet Reno said yesterday on NBC's "Meet the Press." Amalejuror, interviewed on KNBC- TV, said jurors relied heavily on the infamous videotape, which was broad- cast worldwide. The male juror said there was some yelling during the 40 hours of delibera- tions over seven days. A female juror interviewed on KABC-TV said jurors were exhilarated when a verdict was reached Friday afternoon. LAW SCHOOL? Prcephltcter Rerice is the most ecie, C up-to-date and cast -efticient LSAT prep course available. Success rate: average . I4 point improvement on the 120-.' I () LSAT scale. -, o I .800.325".SAT "O "When we sealed the envelope (with the verdicts) we jumped for joy. We could not believe it. There was a lot of people that cried," she said. The judge ordered that the jurors' identitiesbekeptsecretby the court, but told them they could tell their stories if they wished. The two jurors who ap- peared on television remained anony- mous. Koon and Powell face up to 10 years in prison and $250,000 in fines. Sen- tencing was set for Aug. 4. Each was freed Saturday on $5,000 bail. Defense lawyers said they will ap- peal. "I can't feel good," said Michael Stone, Powell's lawyer. "I'm happy that there's peace in the community. I don't want to see any more violence erupt from this trial or any other trial. I'm not happy with the result." SUSAN ISAAK/Daily Carol Taire of Ypsilanti (right) and Paul Wilke of Dexter distribute information about the case of Iowa residents Daniel and Cara Schmidt to gain custody of their biological daughter, Jessica. This counter demonstration took place two blocks away from a rally in support of Jan and Roberta DeBoer who are also fighting for custody of Jessica, the child they have raised since infancy. away ... and the effects that would have on the both of us," she said. Scarnecchia plans to file an ap- peal today with the Michigan Su- preme Court to contest the decision by the Michigan Court of Appeals awarding the girl to the Schmidts. Meanwhile, in Lansing, Sen. Jack Welborn (R-Kalamazoo) said he hoped a bill he sponsored in the state Senate will give the DeBoers a chance to keep Jessica, as well as being a step toward gaining rights for children. "While this legislation will give the DeB oer family a glimmer of hope, it will also protect the rights of all adoptive children and all prospective adoptive families for years to come who may face similar circumstances," he said. The bill would allow third parties - such as the DeBoers - to seek custody of someone else's child if that child has lived with them for six of the previous nine months. - The Associated Press - contributed to this report GOP, Dems. battle for control of state House i_ l 1 1 5TH AVE. AT IBERTY 761.97001 DAILY SHOWS BEFORE 6 PM 3 . £) ALL DAY TUESDAY' -xceptno Indochine (PG-13) Groundhog Day (PG) The crying Game (R) Present This Coupon n Purchasing A Large Popcorn & Receive One EXPIRES /3drn3 LANSING (AP) - What would you pay to run the state House? That's a pricey question both political parties have to face these days. Democrats see a vacant House seat near Jackson as their chance to regain control of the evenly-split 110-member chamber. Republicans see it as a threat to the fragile power split that gives them a share of House control for the first time since 1968. It's shaping up as a war of the wallets, a battle of the bucks. "It's going to cost money, but we'll spend what it takes," Michigan Republican Party spokesperson Bryan Flood said. Next Monday is the filing dead- line for a June 29 special election in the district, which covers chunks of Jackson and Eaton counties. The vacancy came when Horton Republican Phil Hoffman won elec- tion to the state Senate last month. Hoffman replaced now-U.S. Rep. Nick Smith (R-Addison). Democrats have nothing to lose and everything to gain by trying to steal the seat in remapped 65th District. That was solid Republican territory before reapportionment watered down its GOP base to 60 percent at best. If Democrats beat the odds and win the seat, they get the crucial 56th vote needed to scrap the power- sharing pact with Republicans and reorganize the House. If they fail, the current 55-55 balance of power holds. That assumes a Democrat wins the seat left open by the death of Rep. Joe Young, Sr. (D-Detroit). Since Detroit is heavily Democratic, that's almost automatic. Democrats ran the House for 24 years before Republicans snapped that streak in last fall's elections. They're not about to pass up this chance at regaining outright control, especially with the GOP in charge of the governor's office and state Senate. "What's at stake here is the ability to more directly influence the course of state policy," Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Steve Gools said. Just how much that's worth, Gools won't say. "There will be contributions," he said last week. "But don't expect the Michigan Democratic Party to drop huge sums of money along the way." Pundits are not sure if local Democrat Janet Rochefort can win. But the Michigan Educational Association said it's ready to do what it can. "We've just run into all kinds of legislation lately from the other side," MEA lobbyist Al Short said. "They want to dismantle collective bargaining. There's been just a flat- out, open, deliberate attack against us." The MEA may have deep pock- ets. But riches alone won't win the race, contends Republican candidate Clyde LeTarte. "You reach a point of saturation where additional money doesn't make a difference. Overkill can backfire," Marketing Resource Group Inc. Pres. Tom Shields said. "We're talking here about a district of 90,00 people. How many ads can you buy? "I think we'll be able to match whatever they're willing to spend. We'll match them up to the point where we feel we're spending all we need to spend." 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