the War, revealed himself as an undercover FBI operative in May 1972. Bill Lemmer had been thrown out of a 'fast'/protest by DCVC(VVAW) on the Capitol steps in Washington D.C. in January 1972 after advocating for violent, destructive actions on the Washington Monument. A deposition to that effect was sent to the trial in Gainesville. During the 1973 trial it was revealed that the VVAW had been infiltrated by government agents and informants, such as Emmerson Poe and Lemmer. Showing that these agents provocateur led the illegal activities severely damaged the prosecution's case. The prosecution also tried to use the defendant's Vietnam records as indication that these were violent people. The jury acquitted all eight after less than four hours of deliberation. Jack Carrouth was one of the attorneys for the prosecution. Brady Coleman was one of the attorneys for the defense. Folk singers Pete Seeger and Phil Ochs expressed support for the group, as did Ron Kovic. References Rebecca Brown (February 5, 2000). Scott Camil and the Gainesville Eight, oral history analysis of October 20, 1992 interview by Stuart Landers. archived from Innerspace Unlimited on October 16, 2005. Nicole Janok (September 2, 2003). Gainesville Eight reunite. archived from The Independent Florida Alligator on October 26, 2004. Gainesville, Florida History of Florida American anti–Vietnam War activists