DALLAS (AP) — Two attorneys representing survivors of the Branch Davidian siege and relatives of those killed say they will appeal a federal judge's ruling clearing the government of wrongdoing.
U.S. District Judge Walter Smith ruled Wednesday that federal agents cannot be held responsible for the deaths of 80 Branch Davidians during the April 19, 1993, standoff.
On Thursday, Ramsey Clark, a plaintiffs' attorney in the $675 million wrongful death lawsuit, and lead attorney Michael Caddell announced plans to appeal.
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"It was clear that soon after the trial commenced that Judge Smith had made up his mind and he could have written his opinion then," Caddell said in a statement.