Post by darkstar3 on Jan 27, 2011 1:46:55 GMT
The Miami Herald
Wednesday, August 26 1970
OFFICER: MORRISON FANS FEARED
By: Paul Levine, Herald Staff Writer
A Miami policeman testified Tuesday he did not arrest singer Jim Morrison at the conclusion of his controversial concert because of possible retaliation by the 10,000 young rock music fans in attendance.
“The temperament of the crowd was not conductive to taking official police action against Mr. Morrison without reprisals that the police couldn’t handle,” said Officer Richard Flaum told the jury.
THE TRIAL of the 26 year old lead singer of The Doors, charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, continues Thursday.
Flaum also testified that Morrison had grabbed his police cap and threw it into the crowd during his performance. Forty-five minutes to an hour after the concert, Flaum, said he went to Morrison’s dressing room, where an aide paid him for the cap.
“Was there a crowd in the dressing room that prevented 26 uniformed policemen from arresting Morrison?” asked defense lawyer, Max Fink on cross examination.
“No,” said Flaum.
THE DEFENSE HAS contended that Morrison was not arrested by any of the policemen present at the performance because they didn’t feel a crime was committed, but took action several days later after considerable publicity in the news media.
A string of state witnesses also told the jury they saw Morrison expose himself during the performance at Dinner Key Auditorium nearly 18 months ago.
One of the witnesses, however, flatly contradicted previous testimony given by state witnesses concerning Morrison’s alleged acts of “simulated oral copulation.
WILLIAM RILEY, a Miami undercover narcotics agent, testified he saw the Doors’ guitarist get on his knees near Morrison. Other witnesses have insisted it was Morrison who kneeled near the guitarist.
Besides lewd and lascivious behavior, Morrison is charged with drunkenness, profanity and indecent exposure.
END.
Wednesday, August 26 1970
OFFICER: MORRISON FANS FEARED
By: Paul Levine, Herald Staff Writer
A Miami policeman testified Tuesday he did not arrest singer Jim Morrison at the conclusion of his controversial concert because of possible retaliation by the 10,000 young rock music fans in attendance.
“The temperament of the crowd was not conductive to taking official police action against Mr. Morrison without reprisals that the police couldn’t handle,” said Officer Richard Flaum told the jury.
THE TRIAL of the 26 year old lead singer of The Doors, charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, continues Thursday.
Flaum also testified that Morrison had grabbed his police cap and threw it into the crowd during his performance. Forty-five minutes to an hour after the concert, Flaum, said he went to Morrison’s dressing room, where an aide paid him for the cap.
“Was there a crowd in the dressing room that prevented 26 uniformed policemen from arresting Morrison?” asked defense lawyer, Max Fink on cross examination.
“No,” said Flaum.
THE DEFENSE HAS contended that Morrison was not arrested by any of the policemen present at the performance because they didn’t feel a crime was committed, but took action several days later after considerable publicity in the news media.
A string of state witnesses also told the jury they saw Morrison expose himself during the performance at Dinner Key Auditorium nearly 18 months ago.
One of the witnesses, however, flatly contradicted previous testimony given by state witnesses concerning Morrison’s alleged acts of “simulated oral copulation.
WILLIAM RILEY, a Miami undercover narcotics agent, testified he saw the Doors’ guitarist get on his knees near Morrison. Other witnesses have insisted it was Morrison who kneeled near the guitarist.
Besides lewd and lascivious behavior, Morrison is charged with drunkenness, profanity and indecent exposure.
END.