Nation IN BRIEF : 11 Years Later, Goetz Is Facing Civil Trial
The day William Kunstler had long awaited is finally here, but the late lawyer won’t be around to see Bernhard H. Goetz’s civil trial. More than 11 years after an encounter with four threatening youths on a subway car in New York transformed Goetz from unknown electronics nerd to notorious gunman, the $50-million lawsuit filed by one of his victims finally goes to trial this week. Goetz, acquitted of attempted murder, spent 8 1/2 months in jail on a weapons conviction. Kunstler represented Darrell Cabey, who was paralyzed in the Dec. 22, 1984, shooting.
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