Snapshots of Key Players in the King Trial
THE JUDGE
Who: Stanley M. Weisberg, age 48
Position: Los Angeles Superior Court judge
Background: The son of a sheet-metal worker; born in East Los Angeles and graduated from UCLA and the UCLA School of Law. Served for 18 years as a deputy district attorney for Los Angeles County. He was made a Municipal Court judge in 1986 and elevated to the Superior Court bench two years later.
THE DEFENSE ATTORNEYS
Who: Michael Stone, age 45
Position: Represents Officer Laurence M. Powell
Background: Police sergeant for the city of Orange from 1972 to 1979; graduated from Western State University law school in Fullerton in 1978; police attorney for the city of Orange and general counsel for the Los Angeles Police Protective League before going into private practice in Los Angeles.
Who: John D. Barnett, age 44
Position: Represents Officer Theodore J. Briseno
Background: Graduated from the San Francisco University School of Law in 1973; served a five-year stint in the Orange County public defender’s office before going into private practice with a reputation as an expert trial attorney.
Who: Paul DePasquale, age 46
Position: Represents Timothy E. Wind
Background: Graduated from Boalt Hall School of Law at UC Berkeley. Specializes in police law, civil rights litigation and criminal defense law.
Who: Darryl Mounger, age 46
Position: Represents Sgt. Stacey C. Koon
Background: Former LAPD sergeant with almost 10 years experience as a defense representative for police officers in Board of Rights hearings. Graduated from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles in 1989 and began private practice, specializing in criminal, labor and administrative law.
THE PROSECUTORS
Who: Terry White, 35
Position: Deputy district attorney and lead prosecutor
Background: Graduated from UCLA School of Law in 1984 and joined the the district attorney’s office. In 1991, joined the office’s Special Investigation Division, which is responsible for investigating public officials, sheriff’s deputies and police officers.
Who: Alan S. Yochelson, 37
Position: Deputy district attorney and co-prosecutor
Background: Graduated from Southwestern University School of Law in 1980; joined the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office in 1981, and was assigned as co-prosecutor in the Night Stalker case from 1987 to 1990.
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