Second trial following Los Angeles riots

Title

Second trial following Los Angeles riots

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

10 Apr 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:25

Description

Following riots in Los Angeles, four LA police officers - Stacey Koon, Larry Powell, Timothy Wind, and Theodore Briseno - accused of violating Rodney King’s civil rights stand a second trial. Includes Michael Stone, attorney for Officer Powell; unidentified female; Los Angeles Governor, Pete Wilson on deploying the United States National Guard if necessary. Greg Lamont reports for CNN.

Contributors

Peter Wilson; CNN; Michael Stone; Greg Lamont

Keywords

USA; Human rights violations; Legal procedure; Interethnic relations; Police; Riots; Los Angeles; Policing practice; Police personnel; Trials; Civil and political rights; Timothy Wind; Theodore Briseno; Stacey Koon; Rodney King; Larry Powell

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