Post by darkstar3 on Jan 27, 2011 1:43:13 GMT
The Miami Herald News
August 18 1970
SINGER EXPOSED SELF, 2 SPECTATORS TESTIFY
By: Paul Levine
Two young witnesses testified Monday they saw Doors’ singer Jim Morrison pull down his bell bottom pants and expose himself during his appearance at Dinner Key Auditorium 17 months ago.
The pair, Colleen Clary, 17 and her boyfriend, Carl Huffstutler, 20 both of Hallendale, spent a great deal of time on the witness stand parrying questions from defense lawyers.
Morrison is charged with one felony, lewd and lascivious behavior, and three misdemeanors, indecent exposure, profanity and drunkenness.
MISS CLARY, visibly embarrassed by the questioning testified under direct examination that she saw Morrison roll down his tight pants to a point midway between his waist and his knees.
Morrison then placed his hand on his exposed genitals, Miss Clary said.
Miss Clary, a drugstore cashier who wore her blond hair in a ponytail said Morrison exposed himself for about 10 seconds.
UNDER INTENSIVE cross examination, the girl, wearing a pink mini-dress and white shoes, broke out in tears, forcing Criminal Court Judge Murray Goodman to call a hasty recess.
Co-defense counsel Max Fink referred to sworn statements Miss Clary gave prior to the trial and attempted to show to the jury that they conflicted with answers the girl gave Monday.
In on statement, the girl said she had tickets for the concert. On the witness stand Monday, she said her brother in law, Bernard Sullivan, a Miami policemen had admitted her and the boyfriend, free of charge.
When asked what unusual words Morrison used on the stage, she said, “the one that starts with “f”.”
HUFFSTUTLAR, the boy friend, gave similar testimony. Fink also struck hard at any inconsistencies between his testimony Monday and a sworn statement given two months ago. At one point in the statement, Huffstutlar said he had a “vague memory” of the incident. On the witness stand, he said his memory was not vague.
Under direct examination, Huffstutlear said he was embarrassed for his girl friend. But, in response to a question from Fink, the youth admitted taking the girl to see the documentary film, “Woodstock” though he said he knew it featured nudity.
In the defenses’ opening statement Monday, Fink told the four man two woman jury that he would like to take them to see the film about the massive rock fest in New York state. It will be up to Judge Goodman, whether the jurors will be allowed to see the film as part of the defense presentation.
FOLLOWING the prosecution’s opening statement, co-defense lawyer Robert Josefsberg moved a mistrial, claiming that prosecutor Terry McWilliams had accused Morrison of inciting to riot, though the performer is not charged with that offense. McWilliams had told the jury that Morrison called for a revolution among the spectators. Goodman denied the motion that would have called for a new trial.
In the opening statement of the defense, Fink said the charges were the result of political pressure.
“There were 26 officers present, in uniform and nobody arrested Mr. Morrison,” Fink said. “Nobody claimed there was a crime then because there were (was) no crime.”
END.
The Naked Truth about Literature and Life
A cop, a Brit, a deb, a B-school grad, a guy with good hair, and a wisecracking lawyer wrestle with the naked truth about literature and life.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
"Love Thy Neighbor" Illegal in Miami
I'm hooked.
Can't stay off the Google Books Search Engine after reading Anon's comment on Patty's blog yesterday. That's Google's growing-like-a-tumor library of books searchable and readable on-line.
Who can resist slipping our own names (or our characters' names) into the window? It's a way of finding out, not what we've written --presumably we know that-- but what others have written about us.
Mn name popped up in a book titled, "Sex Sells! The Media's Journey from Repression to Obsession," by Rodger Streitmatter. Okay, so my name popped up in a footnote. And truth be told, it was an article I wrote as a court reporter for The Miami Herald 37 years ago that grabbed Mr. Streitmatter's attention.
"Singer Exposed Self, 2 Spectators Testify" That was the headline on a story I wrote while covering Jim Morrison's trial for "lewd and lasivicious conduct."
Lewd and Lascivious Conduct. Ooh, even the charge sounds dirty.
Here's an excerpt from the book, citing my Herald article as the source.
It was the hottest story of the year.
Every morning at breakfast, readers from across the country devoured the juicy details in the newspaper -- from the jury being selected all the way through until the judge announced sentence -- so they were fully prepared to join their co-workers in the heated debates that broke out every day at the water cooler, on coffee breaks, and during lunch.
[If you'll pardon my interruption, that sentence is too long for my tastes. And now, back to the book].
And there was plenty of juice.
First came the prosecution witnesses, including a woman who testified that the defendant [Jim Morrison] most definitely "had rolled down his tight pants to a point midway between his waist and knees" and "placed his hands on his exposed genitals" before proceeding to masturbate in front of 12,000 people.
Next came the tape recording of the infamous concert. "I want you to have some fun," the rock star told his fans. "I want you to love your neighbor until it hurts. I want love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love," ending with the final quote as sanitized for newspaper readers. "Grab you f______ friend and love him."
Goodness! Throw that man in jail.
BUT ENOUGH LOOKING TOWARD THE PAST....
Let's look ahead. I'm done with the fourth entry of SOLOMON vs. LORD. The new book is called TRIAL AND ERROR. The book will be out June 1. Here's a sneak peek at the cover. More details, including an excerpt, later. Or, depending on the outcome of various litigation, you can just wait a while and get the whole thing off Google for free.
www.nakedauthors.com/2006/12/love-thy-neighbor-illegal-in-miami.html
August 18 1970
SINGER EXPOSED SELF, 2 SPECTATORS TESTIFY
By: Paul Levine
Two young witnesses testified Monday they saw Doors’ singer Jim Morrison pull down his bell bottom pants and expose himself during his appearance at Dinner Key Auditorium 17 months ago.
The pair, Colleen Clary, 17 and her boyfriend, Carl Huffstutler, 20 both of Hallendale, spent a great deal of time on the witness stand parrying questions from defense lawyers.
Morrison is charged with one felony, lewd and lascivious behavior, and three misdemeanors, indecent exposure, profanity and drunkenness.
MISS CLARY, visibly embarrassed by the questioning testified under direct examination that she saw Morrison roll down his tight pants to a point midway between his waist and his knees.
Morrison then placed his hand on his exposed genitals, Miss Clary said.
Miss Clary, a drugstore cashier who wore her blond hair in a ponytail said Morrison exposed himself for about 10 seconds.
UNDER INTENSIVE cross examination, the girl, wearing a pink mini-dress and white shoes, broke out in tears, forcing Criminal Court Judge Murray Goodman to call a hasty recess.
Co-defense counsel Max Fink referred to sworn statements Miss Clary gave prior to the trial and attempted to show to the jury that they conflicted with answers the girl gave Monday.
In on statement, the girl said she had tickets for the concert. On the witness stand Monday, she said her brother in law, Bernard Sullivan, a Miami policemen had admitted her and the boyfriend, free of charge.
When asked what unusual words Morrison used on the stage, she said, “the one that starts with “f”.”
HUFFSTUTLAR, the boy friend, gave similar testimony. Fink also struck hard at any inconsistencies between his testimony Monday and a sworn statement given two months ago. At one point in the statement, Huffstutlar said he had a “vague memory” of the incident. On the witness stand, he said his memory was not vague.
Under direct examination, Huffstutlear said he was embarrassed for his girl friend. But, in response to a question from Fink, the youth admitted taking the girl to see the documentary film, “Woodstock” though he said he knew it featured nudity.
In the defenses’ opening statement Monday, Fink told the four man two woman jury that he would like to take them to see the film about the massive rock fest in New York state. It will be up to Judge Goodman, whether the jurors will be allowed to see the film as part of the defense presentation.
FOLLOWING the prosecution’s opening statement, co-defense lawyer Robert Josefsberg moved a mistrial, claiming that prosecutor Terry McWilliams had accused Morrison of inciting to riot, though the performer is not charged with that offense. McWilliams had told the jury that Morrison called for a revolution among the spectators. Goodman denied the motion that would have called for a new trial.
In the opening statement of the defense, Fink said the charges were the result of political pressure.
“There were 26 officers present, in uniform and nobody arrested Mr. Morrison,” Fink said. “Nobody claimed there was a crime then because there were (was) no crime.”
END.
The Naked Truth about Literature and Life
A cop, a Brit, a deb, a B-school grad, a guy with good hair, and a wisecracking lawyer wrestle with the naked truth about literature and life.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
"Love Thy Neighbor" Illegal in Miami
I'm hooked.
Can't stay off the Google Books Search Engine after reading Anon's comment on Patty's blog yesterday. That's Google's growing-like-a-tumor library of books searchable and readable on-line.
Who can resist slipping our own names (or our characters' names) into the window? It's a way of finding out, not what we've written --presumably we know that-- but what others have written about us.
Mn name popped up in a book titled, "Sex Sells! The Media's Journey from Repression to Obsession," by Rodger Streitmatter. Okay, so my name popped up in a footnote. And truth be told, it was an article I wrote as a court reporter for The Miami Herald 37 years ago that grabbed Mr. Streitmatter's attention.
"Singer Exposed Self, 2 Spectators Testify" That was the headline on a story I wrote while covering Jim Morrison's trial for "lewd and lasivicious conduct."
Lewd and Lascivious Conduct. Ooh, even the charge sounds dirty.
Here's an excerpt from the book, citing my Herald article as the source.
It was the hottest story of the year.
Every morning at breakfast, readers from across the country devoured the juicy details in the newspaper -- from the jury being selected all the way through until the judge announced sentence -- so they were fully prepared to join their co-workers in the heated debates that broke out every day at the water cooler, on coffee breaks, and during lunch.
[If you'll pardon my interruption, that sentence is too long for my tastes. And now, back to the book].
And there was plenty of juice.
First came the prosecution witnesses, including a woman who testified that the defendant [Jim Morrison] most definitely "had rolled down his tight pants to a point midway between his waist and knees" and "placed his hands on his exposed genitals" before proceeding to masturbate in front of 12,000 people.
Next came the tape recording of the infamous concert. "I want you to have some fun," the rock star told his fans. "I want you to love your neighbor until it hurts. I want love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love," ending with the final quote as sanitized for newspaper readers. "Grab you f______ friend and love him."
Goodness! Throw that man in jail.
BUT ENOUGH LOOKING TOWARD THE PAST....
Let's look ahead. I'm done with the fourth entry of SOLOMON vs. LORD. The new book is called TRIAL AND ERROR. The book will be out June 1. Here's a sneak peek at the cover. More details, including an excerpt, later. Or, depending on the outcome of various litigation, you can just wait a while and get the whole thing off Google for free.
www.nakedauthors.com/2006/12/love-thy-neighbor-illegal-in-miami.html