European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes . Judge limits evidence in King civil by the new York times los Angeles a ruling out a critical line of evidence a Federal judge has set strict limits on the prosecution As this still shaken City moves toward a second trial of three police officers and a former officer in last years beating of Rodney g. King. Federal prosecutors Are seeking to convict the four White defendants of violating the Black motorists civil rights in the March 1991 beating. They were acquitted of almost All charges in a state trial last Spring. In a setback for the prosecution judge John g. Davies of . District court ruled thursday that he would not admit evidence of the officers prior misconduct or of apparently racial comments made before the beating. The Federal trial is scheduled to begin feb. 2, though it could be delayed by further Legal Maneu vers. The acquittals in the state trial led to three Days of rioting that left More than 50 people dead and caused $1 billion in damage. To win a conviction on the Federal charges the government must prove that the officers had a specific intent to deprive King of his civil rights. Prosecutors had sought to Tell the july of instances in which two of the officers had been disciplined for using excessive Force and one for concealing misconduct in a police report. They also had sought to present a computer message woman convicted Detroit up a a prosecutor seeking to quell criticism that he is moving too slowly against police accused in the fatal beating of a Black Motorist pledged Friday that some of the officers a will be prosecuted with  Wayne county prosecutor John d. Of hair said a charges will be filed against some of the officers involved in the death of malice w. Green 35, but did not say which of them or How Many. He said he plans an announcement Early this week. Six White officers and one Black officer were suspended without pay after Green was beaten to death nov. 5 on a Street on Detroit a West  trial from one defendant sent earlier on the night of the beating mentioning a gorillas in the Mist a an evident reference to Black people. The judge however refused to let the prosecution introduce any of these things in presenting its Case explaining from the Bench that their connection with the beating of King was too tenuous. At one Point the judge said the prosecution seemed to be a a reaching in its attempt to use evidence of prior misconduct. About the reference to gorillas he said a that clearly is a statement with racist Content. The question is should it be admitted Here in this Case is it relevant in any Way in this Case i find that it  defense lawyers seemed ecstatic Friday. A a in be died and gone to heaven a said one of the lawyers Harland w. Braun. A the government has a weak Case and they tried to bolster it by scraping up these  Laurence m. Powell Timothy e. Wind and Theodore j. Briseno Are charged with depriving King of his civil rights when they beat and kicked him for 81 seconds in an incident that was captured on Amateur videotape. Wind a Rookie has since been fired from the department. Their sergeant Stacey c. Koon is charged with depriving King of his rights for failing to restrain the officers. All four men face possible 10-year prison terms and fines of $250,000.in jello murder a Al would like to give to the Community at Large the Public absolute Assurance that those officers who have committed criminal acts will be charged Quot of hair told a news conference. A they will be arrested and they will be prosecuted with vigor Quot of hair said a five member review team still was interviewing key witnesses Friday. He said the investigation involves a a sequence of activity where you have various Levels and degrees of participation by different  the National association for the advancement of coloured people was to hold a Public forum sunday to explore police conduct and Community relations in the aftermath of greens death. Sunday november 15.1&9914 former prison officials indicted in sex abuse Case from wire reports Atlanta a fourteen former Georgia prison officials including a former Deputy Warden were indicted Friday in the sexual abuse of female inmates. The inmates claim they were raped put into prostitution rings or forced to have abortions homosexual relationships or sex for favors. In March the corrections department called in the Georgia Bureau of investigation and hired a special investigator for an internal probe of sexual abuse at Georgia women a correctional institution the states largest prison for women about 80 Miles Southeast of Atlanta. Since March eight employees have been fired seven others resigned four were transferred and five were suspended in connection with the allegations. Among those indicted was Cornealious Stanley former Deputy Warden at the prison. The Baldwin county grand jury charged him with rape sodomy and sexual  shooting causes stir Dallas a a frightened Secretary called police a teacher suffered an asthma attack and others chased the a a suspect following a mock double shooting staged at a High school As part of an emergency preparedness Drill. A folks were really really upset a said computer science teacher Kevin Collier. A when All this was happening people were diving for  the Cap gun shootings thursday left two a a victims lying face Down in. A Lincoln High school hallway a and police officials seeing red. Only principal Napoleon Lewis and several administrators knew the incident Wasny to real. Lewis said the Drill was conducted As part of a crisis plan required by the District. A there were a lot of people upset about what they did a said police senior Chi. .  drops More than ton Pound wis. A residents of Pound committed to downsizing have shed 2,869 pounds. About 160 villagers in this Hamlet of 434 ended their collective diet last week weighing 29,061 pounds nearly 1.5 tons less than on july 8, when it began. Their efforts were aided by 1,500 cases of free products from slim fast. A a in a proud of the people in town a said Village president Richard Adamski who tipped the Scales at 264 pounds 42 less than his predict High. Motivated by the Community a name slim fast provided the town with Low caloric shakes and snacks and equipped a weigh in Center at the town Hall with four treadmills. The company held a Daylong Celebration thursday. Los Angeles dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda a slim fast Veteran attended the  said to Block cravings Philadelphia a a prescription drug reduces cravings for alcohol and appears to prevent a recovering alcoholics relapse in up to four of five people researchers said Friday. Used in combination with behavioural treatment the drug reduced relapse from 54 percent to 23 recent according to one of two reports in amur Day a archives of general psychiatry. The dig Nal Trevone blocks the a a High alcoholics feel and is widely prescribed to treat narcotic addictions. Or. Joseph Volpicelli a University of Pennsylvania psychiatrist said his study found that the drug also reduces an alcoholics craving to drink. The findings could affect treatment immediately because Nal Trevone manufactured by Dupont pharma As texan in the United states and Europe May be prescribed by doctors for uses other than heroin addiction. Industry sources said the drugs annual sales Are less than $15 million. But the director of clinical prevention of the National Institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism or. Richard Fuller warned against immediate use. A this is very exciting very promising work a Fuller said. A on the other hand these Are just to o studies. Id be careful about immediately applying the medication. The final word Isnit in yet. A Taunton mass. Up a 41-year-old woman was found guilty Friday of first dog acc murder Tor lacing her boyfriends jello with a fatal dose of Ltd nearly three years ago. She was immediately sentenced to life in prison without parole. A Bristol county Superior court jury deliberated for just More than five hours before convicting Christine Martin of Westport in the Jan. 21, 1990, slaying of Richard Alfredo 61. Judge William Carey imposed the mandatory life sentence moments after the verdict was handed Down. Martin had admitted on the stand during the two week trial that she dotted to murder Alfredo by lacing Lis Strawberry jello with the hallucinogenic drug because she believed he had sexually abused her teen age daughter. But the Mother claimed she never went through with the plan. The daughter Teasha Pauline 17, also took the stand and confessed to the killing saying she decided to murder Alfredo when her Mother backed out of the plot. The girl said she had been sexually abused by her mothers Lover from the time she was 6 until the age of 14. But assistant District attorney Renee Dupuis who prosecuted the Case told the jury in her closing statement thursday that the girls Story was nothing More than a a made for to script Quot to win an acquittal for her Mother. A medical examiner testified that the victim who suffered from a heart. A a a a a a t condition died of a heart attack after Teasha Pauline 17, testified that she killed her Mother s Boyfriend by consuming the poisoned dessert. Lacing his jello with Ltd but jurors convicted her Mother instead. Detroit prosecutor vows to charge officers