Mayor of Washington treated for cocaine abuse

Title

Mayor of Washington treated for cocaine abuse

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

28 Feb 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:23

Description

The Mayor of Washington, Marion Barry, has returned to the US capital after having treatment for substance abuse, to plead not guilty on cocaine charges and eight counts of perjury. Barry’s lawyer, R. Kenneth Mundy makes a statement regarding the charges and comments on the Mayor re-running for office. Nick Peters reports.

Contributors

Nick Peters; R. Kenneth Mundy

Keywords

USA; Politics; Crime; Political leadership; Drug abuse; Illegal drugs; Trials; Mayors; Marion Barry

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