2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 25, 1994 Judge denies prosecution motion to sequester jury pool 'L s AngelesTimes Ta.o.. .. t- . . ...:.,,. ,. LOS ANGELES-Smarting from 'therelease of transcripts in which she .questioned the honesty ofprospective ,Jurors, aprosecutorin theO.J. Simpson :"nurder trial on yesterday unsuccess- 1,Ully tried to remove about 80panelists -- the entire first wave being consid- Bred during a selection process marked 'by controversy and delays. Z S uperior Court Judge Lance A. Ito :4lenied the motion by Deputy District a'Attorney Marcia Clark, who at first sought to disband the entire 300-mem- 'er jury pool. At the same time, Ito turned down a renewed defense effort to have Simpson released on bail and trial in the case postponed for a year. Both motions were prompted by deep frustrations about the task of se- lecting ajury; during aclosed hearing last week, prosecutors and defense at- torneys expressed misgivings about the candor of the prospective jurors they were questioning. Teir remarks were first made pub- lic in a transcript unsealed by Ito Fri- day. In it, Clark suggested that "many, if not most" prospective jurors in the case had been lying in order to win a place on the jury. Although Ito rejected Clark's mo- tion yesterday, concerns about thejury pool rapidly resurfaced once thejudge and lawyers returned to the business of questioning potential jurors. The first candidate called to the box said other members of the jury pool may be less than candid. "Ijust don't believe them," said the 51-year-old woman, who was later excused from service. "I think they're saying one thing and they're meaning something else....think they're com- inghere with amenu or agenda Ihaven't even seen." Clark said those comments re- doubled her fears about the possibility ofjurors tainted by exposure to public- ity, and emphasized the need eventu- ally to sequester the jury that is chosen to hear the Simpson murder case. Simpson haspleaded not guilty to the June 12 killing of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Lyle Goldman. "Sequestration is no longer simply an option," Clark said. "It's a man- date." Trying to convince Ito that the idea was feasible, Clark said prosecutors had found apossible site for the jury to be sequestered, an area near an un- specified college campus where ju- rors could walk, exercise and attend lectures. Transportation to and from court would be convenient, she added. But her pitch met with a scornful response from Simpson lawyer Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., who has op- posed sequestering the jury despite the publicity surrounding the case. "I have a place: It's called Neverland," Cochran told the judge, apparently referring to the estate of another celebrity client, Michael Jack- son. "It has all kinds of rides." Although he left open the option of eventually sequestering the jury, Ito declined to approve that idea yesterday and said he would wait to see how further questioning goes before mak- ing a final decision. "I'm not at the point of imploding yet," Ito said. The prosecution request for the first panel of prospective jurors to be sent home is the latest indicator of the gov- ernment attorneys' mounting frustra- tion with the results of theirj ury ques- tioning. Last week, Ito released the previ- ously sealed transcript in which Simpson lawyer Robert L. Shapiro said he was concerned that prospectiveju- rors would say anything to get on the "case of the century." In response to that, Clark was quoted as complaining that many of the prospective jurors appeared to be lying in order to cover up their fondness for Simpson. Simpson lawyer Robert Shapiro speaks to reporters outside a Los Angeles courthouse yesterday. DEBATE .Continued from Page 1 Washington," he said off-camera. Both Carr and Abraham tried to establish themselves as independent of their parties. "Everyone knows Bob Carr is his own man," Carr said. He accused Abraham of misrepresenting him, say- ing, "his words are as distorted as those morphing heads," referring to an Abraham television commercial. Abraham said he would sometimes break party ranks. "I would have sup- ported the lobbying reform bill in the Senate," he said. Abraham also said Carr should not have accepted paid junkets from lobbying groups to places like Las Vegas and Puerto Rico while a mem- ber of the House. Abraham promised to pay for such trips himself. Carrsaid it's good forlegislators to get out of Washington. "I will take (the junkets) if I feel I need to get out to learn something." On another issue, Roundtree said he supported giving welfare benefits to illegal aliens. When asked if some tax- A MAYOR WHO REPRESENTS ALL OF ANN ARBOR "Sheldon said Wright's visit to the city council and her address to (U-M) MSA have reopened lines of communication...both applauded the spirit of cooperation." -Michigan Daily, 3-2-94 P'aid for by the I2grid Sheldon for Mayor Committee. Doug F. Ziesemer, Treasurer, 122 S. Main, Ann Arbor 48104 payers might not want their money going to illegal aliens, Rountree re- plied, "I don't want my tax dollar to go to the military to exploit people around the world." Roundtree has advocated eliminating the Department of Defense. Coon said such benefits attract the wrong types of immigrants. "The prob- lem we have today is because we have the dole openly available to people," he said. Carr said, "OfcourseIsupport abill to cut off non-essential benefits to ille- gal aliens." He would only fund mea- sures such as emergency medical care and food for them. Abraham also said he opposed such benefits, but quickly noted, "I'm the grandson of immigrants, and have pro- found regard for immigrants to this country. "But we're talking about people who are, by definition, here illegally," Abraham added. Wege (pronounced WAY-ghee) stumbled on the question, never for- mulating a clear answer. But Wege was able to outline his party's plans for a conflict-free gov- ernment basedon what he calledproven scientific solutions to America's prob- lems. The Natural Law party advocates using transcendental meditation to re- duce tension among prisoners and in 'ie Hispanic Law Students association cardiwffj mtvtuSyyou to itS Juan Luis Eenda ScholarshipBanquet Keynote Streaker. 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Saying the issue of the campaign was "jobs,jobs,jobs," Roundtreecalled for employment for all Americans and criticized Congress for failing to imple- ment the Full Employment Act, passed during the Truman administration. He also said the minimum wage should be set at $10 and hour, and national health care should already be in place. Coon said full employment is some- thing other than Roundtree believes. "It doesn't mean a job for every- one, itmeans ajob foreveryone who's willing to work," Coon said. "That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard," Roundtree replied. Carr agreed that every American should have a job, and said he would work to bring more jobs to Michigan. "If every politician who everprom- ised someone ajobprovided it, we'd all have three jobs and the dog would be working too," Coon retorted. Another debate between just Carr and Abraham is set for Oct.30 at 8p.m. on WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) in Detroit. CAFE Continued from Page 1 bill dealing with several energy is- sues - but voted against the amend- ment that created CAFE. "Every single bill in this land has something in it you don't like," Carr said. "I voted to eliminate CAFE, but we didn't carry the amendment." The Abraham campaign pursues the issue not because it disagrees with Carr on whether CAFE should have been implemented - Abraham's po- sition on CAFE standards never came up in yesterday's debate. Rather, Abraham is clearly playing this as an issue of Carr's credibility. However both candidates tread a fine line, because if either candidate is perceived as misrepresenting his opponent's position, it could be his own credibility with Michigan voters that suffers. SACUA Continued from page 1 dent Affairs in removing key people who help the students out. I just want to know if the position will be re- filled. Right now I haven't received a concrete answer," Stern said. Stern addressed SACUA after MSA and other students wrote letters on Perigo's behalf to Hartford, which went unanswered. "Students will be at a loss because of Perigo's absence," Stern said. "SACUA has more weight than MSA. We're here to find out if they also have access to more information." Hartford has not yet heard any of MSA's pleas. "As far as I know I haven't re- ceived any letters. That doesn't mean there weren't any written somewhere, just that I didn't get them," Hartford said in an interview last night. LSA senior Josh Englehardt also attended the meeting to speak in sup- port of Perigo. Englehardt described his problems with the Office of Fi- nancial Aid and Perigo's role in the negotiations. "I wrote letters and went through all the proper channels," Englehardt said. "Don Perigo was the only one who helped me to get two new schol- arships. It's very alarming he's being let go because he's someone who's there for the students. "He's the only member of the ad- ministration that I can call and be sure that I will get a call back from," Englehardt said. The changes in the ombudsman'* office have raised questions in both SACUA and MSA. Members of both organizations have voiced concern over the uncertainty of the office's status. "I heard they may change the whole office," said Mark Decamp, LSA faculty counselor of student aca- demic affairs. "I understand there are two issues being discussed here. One is the structure of the office itself and the other being the individual. ThA office will not be dismantled, instead it will be expanded within its limits." Hartford said the office will be en- larged in connection with Perigo's dis- missal. "There is no question we are not going to eliminate the ombudsman's office. In fact we are going to expand both the number of people we can make available and the number of students who can bo served," Hartford said. Hartford declined to comment whether Perigo's position would be filled by an individual. "I think what they did was appro- priate, but I had wished for more action than this," Stern said. "I'm not surprised this was their response," Englehardt said. "A letter's not going to do anything, though - This is a bureaucracy and it's going get lost." The issue is slated to be discussed further at the Nov. 4 SACUA meet- ing. SHAPIRO Continued from page 1 decade is going to be one ofchallenges. I think the University will have its ups and downs, but in the end will prosper." Shapiro had a rocky time toward the end of his tenure in the president's seat. In 1987, a written flyer was distrib- uted to a group of Black women in Couzens residence hall calling for"open season" on hunting Blacks;and abroad- cast on a student radio station included a series of racial jokes. Following the incident, Shapiro is- sued a statement saying he was "ap- palled todiscover thatin themidstof all the exciting things that have been going on at the University, several incidents of overt racism have also occurred." But Shapiro was attacked by stu- dents for his problems in calming ra- cial tensions. "Perhaps the Office of the Presi- dent simply does not understand the complexities of the problem and per- haps the disc jockey at WJJX did not understand the ramifications of his ac-, tions, but ignorance has always been poor excuse forracism," theDaily wrote in a March 4, 1987 editorial. According to a Sept.21, 1987 Daily article, Shapiro was given a $10,000 raise and guaranteed that he would con- tinue to receive his presidential salary if he returned to teaching economics. Black enrollment at the University had dropped from 7.5 percent in the mid-1970s to 5.3 percent in 1987. Since then, Blackenrollment has risen to 8. percent in 1993. "In the time of social change, there are always going to be ups and downs," Shapiro said. "Wehadsomegreattimes, we had some bad times." "Race relations are majorchallenges in every institution. I never got dis- couraged in this area because I thought the ultimate objective was important." Strategy Consultants to the Financial Services Industry Michigan Juniors, Seniors, M.A.s, M.S.E.s, and Ph.D.s are invited to join Partners John Colas and John Scowcroft of Oliver, Wyman & Company at our Presentation Reception looll _ll U Deaunes move fast... Fortunately, we move faster! me Micnigan uany (ISSN U 4:-9OI) is puunsheu unuy uirough riday uuringt he l landinuter Lterms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $90. Winter term (January through April) is $95. year-long (September through April) is $160. On-campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. 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