November 17, 2003
WHAT: Panel discussion on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas
40 years ago on Nov. 22, 1963 and the continuing controversy about where
the fatal shots were fired, the role of alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and
whether he was part of a conspiracy that killed JFK.
WHEN: 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20
WHERE: Law Classroom Building, Room 103, St. Mary’s University School of Law.
Enter campus via 36th Street.
WHO: St. Mary’s law professor L. Wayne Scott will moderate the panel discussion and
review the Warren Commission Report, which found that Oswald alone killed
President Kennedy, and the main conspiracy theories. Scott, who teaches civil
trial and appellate procedure, has studied the JFK assassination extensively.
Panel members will include St. Mary’s law professors:
- Michael Ariens, who teaches American legal history, evidence.
- Gerald Reamey, who teaches criminal law and procedure.
- John Schmolesky, who also teaches criminal law.