Judge Bars Testimony of Kelly and Church at Trial, Nespaper Article.

Item

Title
Judge Bars Testimony of Kelly and Church at Trial, Nespaper Article.
Date
1977-03-03
Creator
Unknown
Description
Newspaper article from The News Tribune about Superior Court Judge Theodore Appleby barring the testimony of an FBI agent and senator. Chief defense attorney William Kunstler wanted to use the testimony to establish a police conspiracy against Black militants in the trial of Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) for the 1973 killing of a state trooper.
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.4.49.34
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0826
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, 3 Mar. 1977, p. 9.
Collection
The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson

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