Mcknew Sails to Victory in District 3 Run-Off
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tilt imI4lepiidinlt flor il; Judge to review scholarship service. 5 Gators QB Douglas Nol t,taIy a o td .it -, 1) n vers v of IDoda to transfer .12 VOLUME 83, NUMBER 128 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1990 McKnew sails to victory in District 3 run-off By BLAKE FONTENAY the vote mthe March 3Ieer to Alligator writer McKnew finished first with 34 5 percent of the Cole, and McL. It looks like real estate agent achern fiished second with 125 Torn McKnew will have to get re- percent acquainted with his lawn mower McKnew, who served on the city this summer plan board for seven years, won Iwo weeks ago, McKnew vowed five of the clisi rict's seven prei ncts to cut every lawn in his neighbor tuesday. earning 585 percent of hood after many of his neighbors the total vote voted for him in an election for the At the Reitz Unon preiict, District 3 City commission seat where students living on campus Then Tuesday, in a vote, Mc Knew beat McE run-off election against achern 76-29 McKnew retired telephone techni- credited uF jumor Mi- cian W E' "Mac" McE- (4 chael Murphy, who ti- achern, many neighbors ished fourth in the March returned to the polls and 13 election, for helping helped to send McKnew him gain student su to City Hall port McKnew defeated Mc- McKnew sat next to Eachern 1,696-1,200 in MAR C H 27 Murphy as city officials the run-off He will repre- announced the vote to- sent an area in southwest Games tals and promised to work with ville, including the UF campus Murphy during his term in office But as the final returns tame in to get students more involved in Tuesday night, McKnew amended local government He said he his campaign promise slightly wanted to open lines of commum "Instead of cutting all their cation with the student population lawns, I just agreed to cut my own, Murphy, who won the Union McKnew said precinct two weeks ago, said he McKnew, who lost a run-off [or was pleased with the student turn- a city commission seat in 1988, out in the run-off quipped that he had worn his 'It shows that students want to neighbors down by spending so have input in local government,"' StolTrIfCOOK AaLIGATOR much time campaigning Murphy said "'Te students sup- UF junior Mike Murphy, left, waits for election results Tuesday night with Tom McKnew. McKnew "I'm sure they voted for me so ported a winning candidate Hope won the District 3 run-off election against W.E. "Mac" McEachem. they wouldn't have to hear from fully, he'll remember that when he me again." McKnew said " I'm gets into office " Courtland Collier and 23 voted for McEachern, who served on the (ofhe lisitr it sick of standing on street covers" In comparison, only 56 students McKnew commission front 1981 until 1987, Mt hachern lelt I ty Hall be tore McKnew and MchEachern were voted at the Union precinct in the This year's turnout isn't a re- won only Precinct 23, his home the Lrl vote totals were fi- forced into the runoff when net 1988 run-off Of that total, 12 stu- cord, however 145 students voted precinct He tied McKnew In Pre- nontied refusing reportrs' re- ther won more than 50 percent of dents voted for Commissioner at the Union in a 1982 city run-off. coct 21. the northwestern Corner fusts for onmceviews Former Today chairman Rowe attorney files motion Lawyer wants judge to ove rturn youth's guilty verdict accused of harassment garding the evidence and thereby disregarding each By DUANE MARSTELLER and every witness -' ing or a scapsegoat after losing the Alligator Staff Writer under Fli da law, i there is some By ELIZABETH CLARKE election doubt as to the Alligator Writer saity, prosecutors must prove beyond "Juan was really upset and One of David Rowe's lawyers has asked a circuit defendant's overturn Rowe's guilty verdict for the April any reasonable doubt that the defendant is sane A UF student is facing possible wanted to find a guinea pig after judge to jury disre expulsion following political bad he lost the election," said sopho- 10 stabbing of a UF student, saying the Kurrus said tuesday he felt the jury, in finding the youth's lawyers didn't prove blood surrounding last month's more Zana Holley, one of Adams' garded evidence that cast doubts about Rowe guilty, thought defense that Rowe was insane beyond a reasonable doubt at Student Government election. character witnesses samity The request was made in a motion filed Tuesday the time of the stabbing party presidential Vitali denied he was looking for FormerToday in Circuit Court by Thomas Kurrus. who wants "My position is that the jury looked at the wrong candidate Juan Vitali filed harass- a scapegoat and said he filed the Elzie S. Sanders to overturn the verdict thing," Kurrus said '(Psychologist) Betty McMahon charges against his former complaint because Adams threat CircuitJudge ment attempted first-degree murder trial testified that she thought he was insane, and the ened members of the Today party in Rowe's party chairman, Ty Adams, a few burden to prove he wasn't shifted to the state. Then on several occasions, including Rowe was convicted by a jury March 16 for stab days after the Feb. 14 election, the jury came back and found him guilty, thinking and Randy Shanafelt. who replaced btng Stacy LaRocca, then a 20-year-old UF sopho saying Adams threatened him we didn't have enough evidence to prove that he was Stu- Adams as party chairman the week more, last April. other party members. The UF insane dent Conduct Committee. a five- before the election In the motion, Kurrus said testimony given by two Kurrus wrote in the motion that the Gainesville member panel which hears Vitali testified that he, Adams, psychologists, LaRocca and the police officers who police officers who arrested Rowe testtfed that the student complaints, met Tuesday Shanafe and six others met at a questioned Rowe, left a reasonable doubt as to "calm" when they questioned him, and night to hear Adams' case. 7-Eleven at about II p.m. Feb 9 to Rowe's sanity and that prosecutors failed to prove youth acted Rowe never raised his discuss problems within the Today Rowe was sane. As a result, the jury should have that LaRocca testified that Sixteen witnesses testified dur- voice while he was stabbing her ing the three-hour hearing. Many party leadership. Vitali said they acquitted Rowe or found him not guilty by reason of Chief Assistant State Attorney John Carlin, who said the situations were confront- began arguing and Adams told insanity, the motion states Rowe, said he hasn't read the motion yet tional but those who knew Adams Shanafelt, "I'm gonna kick your "Not one shred of evidence supports the State's prosecuted said his remarks were not threat- ass." burden that this young boy was sane beyond a Sanders, the presidingijudge in Rowe's trial, hasn't reasonable doubt." Kurrs wrote in the motion 'Te set a date to hear the motion, but Kurrus said he ening. 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