Goetz Ordered to Stand Trial for Attemped Murder and Assault
Bernhard Goetz the subway gunman was ordered to stand trial on eight charges including attempted murder and assault after New York’s highest court unanimously overturned two lower court rulings. The decision resumes a trial on whether Goetz was a rightful defender or a criminal in the December 1984 subway shooting.
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Goetz case ruling reshapes self defense limits in subway shooting
A 7 0 high court decision written by Chief Judge Sol Wachtler narrows when deadly force can be used in self defense, requiring juries to assess reasonable fear of danger rather than the defendant’s own perception. The Goetz trial date is Sept 2 before Justice Stephen Crane as juror selection begins amid publicity. The 1984 incident on the IRT express left four teens wounded and one paralyzed after Goetz, 38, shot them when they demanded $5. The ruling sparks debate over victims’ rights and defense claims in a high profile New York case.
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New York Doctors Warn on Repeat Killing Sprees
Urban hospitals crowded with mentally ill patients push out the less ill. A ferry killer like Gonzalez, released days before his rampage, illustrates the danger and unpredictability psychiatrists face. Beds are scarce. deinstitutionalization leaves many with little support, raising risk of future incidents.
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Kings County Hospital
Stephen Rachlin
Nassau Medical Center
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New York City
Lincoln
Jones
Rachlin
Hanin
Rickover Funeral Planned At Arlington For Nuclear Navy Father
Adm. Hyman G. Rickover, immigrant from the Soviet Union, dies at 86 in Arlington VA. The Navy says he will be buried at Arlington in a private funeral likely Thursday or Friday. Known as the father of the nuclear Navy, he built the Navy’s nuclear propulsion program, kept active service 63 years, and oversaw nearly half the fleet going nuclear since 1954. His death prompts tributes from officials across government, including Navy Secretary Lehman and President Reagan.
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Hyman G. Rickover
Arlington National Cemetery
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Rickover
Military Cemetery
John F. Lehman
Reagan
Lehman
Congress
Severe California quake won't ease next rumbler
A 6.0 magnitude quake near Palm Springs injured at least 18, damaged roads and an aqueduct, and triggered fires and outages. Caltech scientists say such quakes relieve little stress and won’t delay a predicted great quake within 30 years. damage cost estimates were not yet final.
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California Institute of Technology
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Caltech
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Los Angeles
Thomas Heaton
U.S. Geological Survey
Chilean exile photographer dies in anti government attack
Rodrigo Rojas Denegri, 19, a U.S.-raised photographer returning to Chile, was seized by an army patrol during a demonstration. He and an 18-year-old woman were doused with gasoline and burned. Rojas died after four days of burn treatment. The case provoked international condemnation and a judicial probe into the army. Rojas's mother denounced government doctors and officials.
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Chile
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Augusto Pinochet
Independent Human Rights Commission
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Rockville
Washington
University of Chile
Hector Salazar
Gloria Quintana
Pedro Martinez
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