Asks Jury Access to Squire Trial Brief: Chesimard Defense Criticizes State's Tactics, Newspaper Article.

Item

Title
Asks Jury Access to Squire Trial Brief: Chesimard Defense Criticizes State's Tactics, Newspaper Article.
Date
1977-03-15
Creator
Lawrence Nagy
Description
A newspaper article from The Star Ledger about the defense team for Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard), who was on trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper, opening their case by calling for dismissal of the murder charge on the grounds that she cannot be convicted since Clark Squire has already been convicted of the killing.
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.4.49.63
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0855
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 Mar. 1977, p. 9.
Collection
The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson

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