[Mpls] Doctored tapes have day in court, too

[Michelle Gross]

Since the list has shown some interest in Natalie Johnson Lee's traffic 
ticket issue, I thought folks might also want a follow up to the issue of 
the city attorney's office tampering with evidentiary tapes in the Rickey 
Jones case.  The bottom line is that Judge Philip Bush ruled last week that 
the tapes will be sent to the FBI lab for examination and the evidentiary 
hearing will reconvene on October 30th with the FBI report.

The Strib article on this ruling is here:
Judge rules FBI laboratory will examine videotape for signs of altering
by Margaret Zack
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4093245.html
CUAPB has had court watchers there each day of the hearing and we have had 
indepth coverage in various editions of our newsletters, including lots of 
details that the Strib missed.  You can read those newsletters at:
http://www.charityadvantage.com/CUAPB/5-16-03Newsletter.asp
http://www.charityadvantage.com/CUAPB/7-7-03Newsletter.asp
http://www.charityadvantage.com/CUAPB/7-8-03Newsletter.asp
http://www.charityadvantage.com/CUAPB/7-29-03Newsletter.asp
http://www.charityadvantage.com/CUAPB/8-22-03Newsletter.asp
http://www.charityadvantage.com/CUAPB/9-9-03Newsletter.asp
http://www.charityadvantage.com/CUAPB/9-13-03Newsletter.asp

Unlike a simple traffic ticket, the matter of the city attorney's office 
tampering with videotape evidence is serious and has profound 
implications.  Having seen the various versions of the videotape with my 
own eyes, I can tell you that there are differences between them.  I can 
also tell you that it is shocking and sad to sit in the courtroom and watch 
the lies and manipulations being pulled by the city attorney's office to 
cover their own hindquarters.  This is really an  important story that I 
hope will get even more coverage and discussion.

Michelle Gross
Communities United Against Police Brutality 

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