TV 0 1 Sunday, December 4, 1994 Pensacola News Journal 7B FLORIDA BAH HUMBUG ack plaintiffs di spute verdict Jurors made racist comments jim ii rm ni rTTTTTTTTn V. 4 "IS? "ts '-XV Roadside phones will help tourists I find their bearings; Associated Press MIAMI Tourists who get lost trying to make their way from the airport to the beaches or other destinations will have the benefit of 14 new roadside telephones. The phones have been set up in the confusing and sometimes dangerous area packed with hotels and rental car agencies near Miami International Airport. Beginning Monday, the new phones will instantly connect callers to the Tourist Oriented Police for help or directions. "All a person has to do is pick up the phone and dial They will automatically be patched through to the tourist police," said Metro Commissioner Pedro Reboredo.
The phones, which are marked by signs in English and Spanish, were specially modified by Southern Bell at no expense to the county. A caller ID program auto-; matically tells the police the location of the phone whenever '81' is dialed. A police unit should brj able to reach the caller within minutes. "We're really excited about this," said Southern Bell representative Spero Canton. Associated Press TALLAHASSEE Derrick and Eugena Powell don't think they cot a fair trial when thev sued insurance company for I The jurors that awarded the told "nigg*r" jokes durifig eight hours or deliberations.
Thev SDeculated tha Pnw. 'ellsWhildren were drug dealers. Thev-compared blacks to chim- jmriiees. They claimed white are Deuer man Diack employees. i A ft roweiis are black.
The jury wash*te. The state Supreme Court will "heagtiral arguments in the case of Powell versus Allstate Insurance Co. en Tuesday. The American Civil Liberties of Florida, the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers and the Flonda Association for Women Lawyers all filed briefs supporting the P6wells, Jamaican-born U.S. who live in Palm Bay.
"It ijiay be impossible to ensure that prejudice never enters the jury room," a brief submitted by the two lawyer groups reads. "The court cannot delve into the secret heart of each juror. "However, where prejudice man f'As -Sia. mm. ITI lT IT III I The commotion of a holiday parade was a bit much for two-year-old Katrina Reins, who is held by Sherry Boyett as they sit atop a parade float in Holly Hill on Saturday.
The Christmas parade is an annual event. ifests itself in open statements by jurors demonstrating clear racial bias, the court can and should act." But a lawyer for Allstate warned the system of justice would be thrown into chaos if the court didn't guard the sanctity of the jury room. The Powells sued their insurance company to cover medical bills and lost wages after an under-insured motorist broadsided their Lincoln Continental in January 1989. Powell, then a 51 -year-old electrician, suffered back injuries. The case went to trial in May 1992.
The day after the verdict, a troubled juror called the Powells' attorney to tell him about the racist comments. The trial judge refused to question the rest of the jurors, ruling that Florida law did not allow such an inquiry. A three-judge panel of the 5th District Court of Appeal in Day-tona Beach overruled the trial judge. But the DCA panel was then itself overruled by the full nine-member court. The Powells want the Supreme Court to give them a new trial.
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