Chesimard Refused Bid to Suppress Evidence, Newspaper Article.

Item

Title
Chesimard Refused Bid to Suppress Evidence, Newspaper Article.
Date
1976-04-15
Creator
Lawrence Nagy
Description
A newspaper article from the Star Ledger about the defense team in Assata Shakur's (JoAnne Chesimard) trial being denied a motion to suppress evidence found in the car after the May 1973 shootout. Shakur was convicted in 1977 of killing the state trooper during a shootout, escaped prison in 1979, and is still wanted by the FBI.
Primary Subject
1900-1999
Law
Justice
Black power
Additional Subject
Black Panther Party (BPP)
Prison
Black nationalism
Type
Textual document
Medium
Paper
Format
JPEG
HBCU Identifier
mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.IX.4.49.4
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0796
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 Star Ledger, 15 Apr. 1976.
Collection
The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson