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Article: GOETZ SHOOTING VICTIM TESTIFIES RAMSEUR HOSTILE, CLAIMS SETUP.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- May 20, 1987
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Byline: Jerry Schwartz Associated Press
Less than two weeks after he sullenly refused to testify, James Ramseur took the stand Tuesday at the trial of Bernhard Goetz and told how he and three of his friends were shot by the subway gunman.
Alternately grinning and scowling, his fist on his chin, Ramseur sparred with defense attorney Barry Slotnick. He accused Slotnick of "twisting my words" and "putting words in my mouth."
Slotnick suggested that Ramseur tailored his testimony so that Goetz would be found guilty, an eventuality that would aid Ramseur in the $9.5 million lawsuit he has filed against Goetz.
"He's gonna be found not guilty ...