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CIA recruitment protest trial

Description: Background of CIA recruitment protest trial with Amy Carter and Abbie Hoffman. Footage of protest from year earlier. Court scenes. Interviews with Leonard Weinglass, Abbie Hoffman, Daniel Ellsberg, and Ralph Mcgehee. B-roll follows of interiors of court house, Weinglass talking to Amy Carter, and Amy and Abbie talking.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/07/1987

CIA recruitment protest trial

Description: Third day of jury selection for CIA recruitment protest trial of Amy Carter, Abbie Hoffman, and others. David Boeri comments on the media's intense focus on Amy Carter. Court scenes. After the court lets out without having selected a jury, Abbie Hoffman talks to the press about the importance of this trial in revealing the true nature of the Central Intelligence Agency. He also comments that despite his age, he's remaining active in the causes he believes in.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/08/1987

CIA recruitment protest trial

Description: Students and camera men walk together. Attorney Leonard Weinglass in court argues in defense of students who protested CIA recruitment at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, due to CIA involvement in Central America. Activist Abbie Hoffman nervously reads from a notebook in defense of the students. Prosecutor Diane Fernault argues that the case is about trespassing, not protest. Footage of jury acquitting students; Amy Carter of charges. Brief individual interviews after trial with Hoffman, Fernault and student. Hoffman says, "good luck, Celtics. They'll need it." Reporter David Boeri appears on screen to sign off among crowd of students.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/15/1987

CIA recruitment protest trial

Description: Jury for CIA recruitment protest trial gets sworn in. Other court scenes. Footage of the 1986 protest. Assistant District Attorney Diane Fernauld makes the prosecution's case. Defense attorney Leonard Weinglass and UMass Amherst student Jennifer Johnston make opening arguments for the defense, accusing both the CIA and UMass Amherst of committing crimes, which the defendants were only trying to prevent. Judge Richard Conan allows defense witness to testify as to the crimes of the CIA, but has yet to decide if the jury will be allowed to consider this testimony.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/09/1987

Cameras in the courtroom

Description: Cameras in the courtroom for the first time. Supreme Judicial Court. Five justices enter and take seats on bench. Chief Justice Edward Hennessey calls first case. Defense attorney John McBride presents appeal of life sentence in murder case Commonwealth v. St. Germain.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/09/1980

Christian Science practitioner testifies

Description: Christian Science practitioner Nancy Calkins testifies about spiritual healing she attempted on Twitchell son who died of bowel obstruction.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/11/1990

Coaching for child abuse testimony

Description: Social & legal services workers get training film for coaching abused children in giving testimony.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/12/1987

DEMES, DENNIS

Description: DENNIS DEMES, SUNSHINE SCHOOL DAY CARE CENTER OWNER, ACQUITTED OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/29/1986

Dante Johnson case continued

Description: Dante Johnson is committed to DYS and then set free again on his lawyer's appeal. Victim's mother sits in back of juvenile courtroom and in hallway.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/09/1990

Dante Johnson discharged

Description: Dante Johnson, who as a juvenile killed a youth, is discharged from state custody because expert witnesses testify he is not mentally ill. Mother of victim listens in court, yells & throws purse at him.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/18/1990