Judge Refuses to Dismiss Chesimard Indictments, Newspaper Article.

Title: Judge Refuses to Dismiss Chesimard Indictments, Newspaper Article.
Date: 1977-03-15
Creator: Sue Emmons See all items with this value
Description: A newspaper article from The News Tribune about a day long juryless court session where defense lawyers made numerous motions to dismiss the indictments against Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) who was on trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper. The judge rejected these motions and the attorneys are scheduled to call witnesses that day.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Law See all items with this value; Justice See all items with this value; Black power See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Black Panther Party (BPP); Prison; Black nationalism
Type: Textual document
Medium: Paper
Format: PDF
HBCU Identifier: mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.IX.4.49.52
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0844
Rights: All rights held by the Margaret Walker Center. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, 601-979-3935 Attn: Center Director.
Contributing Institution: Jackson State University
Source: Originally published in The News Tribune, 15 Mar. 1977, p. 24.
Collection: The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson See all items with this value
Relation: Appleby Rejects Defense Motions, Newspaper Article.
Language: English

Item sets: Ephemera & Objects; Women in the Movement Collection; Black Liberation Army (BLA) Collection; Jackson State University Collections