Jury & Judge, in the 1999 Memphis Trial Find the American Gov't, and Loyd Jowers, Guilty in the Assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King

by The Anonymous Physicist

Here is the summary from part of one of WIlliam Pepper's books, that is online. It is posted at the King Center website, because, as I wrote, the King family knew that James Earl Ray was completely innocent, and that the federal regime was the guilty party.

http://thekingcenter.com/news/trial/Vindication-TheTrial.PDF

The Verdict

It took the jury about one hour to decide. After nearly four weeks of trial and some 70 witnesses they found that:

1. YES – Loyd Jowers participated in a conspiracy to do harm to Martin Luther King.

2. YES – Others including governmental agencies were parties to this conspiracy as alleged by the defendant.

3. The total damages to be awarded to the plaintiffs are $100.

The Judgment

The issue of comparative liability was agreed to rest with the Judge. Based on the evidence before him, Judge Swearingen apportioned liability as follows:

30 PERCENT – defendant Loyd Jowers

70 PERCENT – all other co-conspirators