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Melvin Belli — Part 7

34 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Melvin Belli · 34 pages OCR'd
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a. < * A eens, ale bttematneetee tm eee wives OLAIES Gl SKNMENT @ » + Memorandn TO : Mr. Wick DATE: 2-25-66 FROM : M.A, Jones" r = $ ¢ SUBJECT: "PLAYBOY" MAGAZINE NL = “ MARCH, 1966 . . PANEL DISCUSSION: Pa fe “CRISISIN LAW ENFORCEMENT ey NM. Xe, Captioned magazine (att ache ein ol of constitutional rights, of inc i Wes + includes a'panel discussion on alléged iduals. -'Taking part are shyster lawyer american Civil stin; disgraced ex-Agent, Willi Keighton of Chicago; the notorious literar University's Fred Inbau and Joseph{Lohmafi of the University of California School of riminology. rere PUMP Ais Nod staat ah Ay Teh Pith. £0, babe As expected, all but Inyau and Lohman bitterly attack law enforcement with ~mphasis on their own particular complaints. Some of the strongest references emanate from ex-Agent: Turner, who criticizes. . law enforcement in general and the FBI in -articular on such points as alleged illegal arrests, wire tapping, overemphasis on statistical accomplishments, abuse of civil liberties, invasion of privacy and polygraph use. Melvin Rell; subversive pervert, Baya Civil Liberties Union Exécuti The ''Playboy"' spokesman ridicules the upswing in crimes and attempts “9 establish the point that the Director and others who abhor "coddling of criminals" are at war with those who support civil liberties. One main point of discussion revolves about the interrogation of suspects with and without an attorney. >. a“, Leb XIAP A) a td some eyes of points discussed are as follows: 7 i \Inbau and Ohman feel recent Supreme Court decisions re individual rights have crippled law enforcement. The rest of the panel vehemently argue to the contrary,mentioning McNabb, Mallory, Gideon and Escobedo decisions. Methods of interrogation are discussed with the same split of opinion as previously indicated. Pemberton rambles loudly and at length about civil liberties. ; Rustin feels Negroes are victimized and tricked into confessing to crimes they:did not commit, Also,that vagrancy laws and the bail bond system discriminate | .goscuiBelnstaepoor. REC 84 //-// Sg er po: wa et ‘ . ° te | . OR” Pemberton steongly criticizes the '"stop-and-frisk" stStutase intbalts “ “vigorously supports, these where reasonable suspicions exist._ —_ In discussing "'no-knock-and-enter" laws, Turner mentions (page 54) an * FBI motel raid where Agents allegedly shot: an innocent man in the face when he - gy _tid not open the door fast enough. He apparen y refers to an incident on 2-12-53 1- Mr. DeLoach - Mr, ;Wick yris ME, aie J- Mr Cannacr 1.Mr Shilican ser as ee closure 5 4 -MMP. 1d1g4a067 / 1 “Wer. Collahan 1. Mtr Roser’
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