Goetz verdict stirs limited long term NY State reaction
New York lawmakers from both parties cautioned about broad effects after Bernhard Goetz was acquitted on 12 state charges, while guilty only of third degree weapons possession. Officials stressed the jury’s role and warned against endorsing vigilante action amid the Dec 22, 1984 subway shooting case.
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Albany
New York
Bernhard Goetz
New York City
Christopher Mega
Brooklyn
Senate
Crime and Corrections Committee
Dale Volker
Erie
Senate Codes Committee
Goetz
Supreme ‘T
Mario Cuomo
Gary Fryer
Geoffrey Taylor
State Assembly
Mel Miller
Miller
Volker
Goetz Verdict Sparks Debate Over Vigilantism and Justice
In a racially charged case, a jury acquitted Goetz on charges of attempted murder and related crimes after testimony depicting him as vigilant under threat. The defense argued necessity, while prosecutors condemned the act as a brutal shooting on a subway car. The verdict left Mayor Koch and Gov. Cuomo stressing that law and order must prevail.
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Edward I. Koch
Koch
Nashville
Tenn
Mario Cuomo
Local DA sees Goetz verdict as message to muggers
Onondaga County DA Richard Hennessy says the Goetz verdict may deter muggers but won t turn citizens into vigilantes. The case, finding Goetz not guilty of attempted murder and assault, underscores trust in juries and the legal system while police urge gun control and caution against armed self defense.
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Bernhard Goetz
Onondaga County
Richard Hennessy
New York City
Hennessy
Clay Public Safety
Owen Honors
Praillus
Larry Fleming
Joe
Goetz jury finds innocence on major charges in subway shooting
Ten thousand pages of testimony over seven weeks yielded a verdict that Bernhard Goetz was not guilty of the major charges. Jurors said the evidence was conflicting and hard to interpret, and they rejected the prosecution’s claim that Goetz acted outside reasonable self defense. The panel did not convict on attempted murder or assault.
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Gregory Waples
Goels
Barry Slotnick
Waples
Goetz
Cabey
James Mosely
Mosely
Axelrod
Stephen Crane
New York
Bernhard Tr. Goetz
James Moseley
Cpee Graphic Arts
Diana Serpe
Gregory L. Waples
Catherine Tyler Brody
New York City Technical College
Moseley
Christopher Boucher
Boucher
San Francisco
Derrell Cabey
Brody
Serpe
Barry S. Concord
Hernie Goetz
Madison Avenue
Francisca Figueroa
Sitichtel Anbihod
Sehite
Teleane
Ralph Schriempf
Goetz the Subway Shooter Turns Headline Hero or Villain
The New York case of Bernhard Goetz follows a anonymous New Yorker who became famous after four men accosted him in a subway and he fired five shots with a .38. The piece traces his life from Queens birth to NYU nuclear engineering, the 1981 Canal Street incident, trials, and media scrutiny.
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New York
Beinhard Goetz
Goetz
New Hampshire
Canal Street
Electrical Calibration Laboratory
Queens
Switzerland
United States
New York University
Orlando
Fra
Jury portraits of Goetz trial jurors reveal gritty city life
Brief sketches of the 12 jurors in the Bernhard Goetz trial detail each member’s age ethnicity occupation and past encounters with crime. The profiles show personal experiences with subway muggings burglaries and violence that could shape their views in the case. Names ages and jobs span financial analyst police aide journalist bus driver and more.
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New York
Bernhard Goetz
James Hurley
White
Erniece Dix
Catherine Brody
Finglish
New York City Technical College
Brooklyn
D. Wirth Jackson
Mark Lesly
James Mosely
Graphic Arts Company
Open season on young black males argue lawyers in case
New York lawyer William Kunstler rips the verdict in Bernhard Goetz's case saying it will be open season on young black males while Cabey's paralysis prompts a $50 million lawsuit against Goetz. Bronx residents decry the verdict as unfair and note harsher treatment if the shooter were white.
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New York
William Kunstler
Bernhard Goetz
Darrell) Cabey
Kunstler
Cabey
Goetz
Bronx
Frank Jones
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