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No Police Misconduct

Following the announcement to drop the cases, some
of the persons who were involved stated that they wished
to thank the attorneys, and in particular ACLU lawyer
John Lowe, for their aid in the case.

The former defendants said that, while Mr. Camblos
claimed to have made the decision on his own, it was the
pressure applied by Mr. Lowe which forced the
Commonwealth's Attorney to nol prosse the cases.

Mr. Camblos said that his decision to ask that the
charges be dropped "was made more difficult by the fact
that so many students, in letters to various state officials
and to newspapers made completely false charges of
police misconduct in connection with the arrests.

"Careful investigation has not shown a single incident
of such misconduct, and both the police and I would have
liked very much to prove in court that all of the charges
were false."