
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, September 11, 1994                   TAG: 9410170004
SECTION: HORIZON                    PAGE: D-1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Greg Dalton associated press
DATELINE: NEW YORK                                 LENGTH: Short

NOW PLAYING IN THE COURTROOM: COPS AND CREDIBILITY

Rodney King's attorneys sort of did it. O.J. Simpson's attorneys may try to do it, too. Defense lawyers often aim to convince juries that cops cannot be trusted. Police corruption scandals sometimes make that job easier. But how jurors view police officers in court also depends on their race, where they grew up and how many traffic tickets they've received.

In a brightly lighted room with crisp white walls, Terry Gotlieb paces back and forth, shrugs and waves her hands in the air as she drives home her point.

by CNB