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The Rodney King Beating Trials
URL: http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/trials24.htm
Source: University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Resource Type: Secondary ?


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Discussion of the Rodney King beating incident which occurred during the 1991 Los Angeles riots, authored by Professor Douglas Linder of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. Includes an analysis of the subsequent trials involving LA police officers, excerpts of testimony, and a description of key evidence, including the video.

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Topic > Famous Trials and Historic Litigation > Civil Rights and Liberties > Rodney King
Topic > Famous Trials and Historic Litigation > Criminal Law > Rodney King