8/20/1992 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES-SPECIAL MEETING • THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1992 AMENDMENTS AND CLARIFICATION TO SPECIAL MEETING: Page two; first paragraph: To include the word "no" as it appears to read no insufficient allegations - statement was made by Attorney Randall . Delete the word defender as the last word in the paragraph and insert the word defendant as stated by Attorney Randall . Page two, fourth paragraph: Clarification to second sentence; Attorney Randall indicates that Sergeant Mace was found not guilty of any wrongdoing. Statement from Attorney Randall : There was determination by the Judge who heard the case that there was no criminal activity involved in the death nor was Sergeant Mace guilty of any negligence or wrongdoing. Page two, fifth paragraph; clarification of what Attorney Avery actually said: In presentation, Attorney Avery indicated he represented the estate of David Hendricks and the lawsuit that was just described . This was settled this year on June 29 , 1992 before Judge Watson in Federal Court . To understand the settlement and what it means , we have to put it into a little perspective in terms of what that lawsuit was about and how it came to be settled . • Page two, Sixth paragraph: Mr. Lawrence Hendricks, his son Michael and son in-law Nelson Andrews came to see me states Attorney Avery. After the inquest, a couple of years after the inquest they asked me to get involved in this case. I 'm a Civil Rights lawyer and have been a Civil Rights lawyer for twenty-two years . I 've done many cases like this and they asked me to get involved in this case . I told them I don ' t like to get involved in cases that are two years old . Before I get involved I want to review what has happened in the case so far states Attorney Avery. They presented me with the transcript of the inquest states Attorney Avery and with Judge Ryan ' s findings . After studying the transcript of that inquest and particularly after studying Judge Ryan ' s findings , it was my opinion that a very, very serious and grave injustice had taken place at that inquest states Attorney Avery. I very willingly and was honored to get involved in the case to try to do something about it states Attorney Avery. Page two, sixth paragraph: Delete the words "he then learned that" and insert the words "in his opinion" To read : Attorney Avery indicates in his opinion, there was a serious and grave injustice that had taken place at the inquest .