Huey Newton

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Charge:	Manslaughter
Sentence:	15 years
Years Imprisoned:	4
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Year Convicted:	1968
Year Cleared:	1969
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California
County or Region of Crime:	Los Angeles
City of Crime:	Los Angeles
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Framed by the police. Newton was a Black Panther leader, and his conviction of manslaughter in the shooting of a policeman was reversed by the CA Sup Ct. He was acquitted when retried because he had been shot before the officer, and there was no proof he fired a gun at any time."
Conviction Caused By:	Police perjury
Innocence Proved By:	He was shot first and there was no proof he fired a weapon at any time.
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Free Huey! The True Story of the Trial of Huey P. Newton for Murder , Edward M. Keating,, Ramparts Press, Berkeley, CA, 1971."
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Huey Newton

Charge:

Manslaughter

Sentence:

15 years

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1968

Year Cleared:

1969

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California

County or Region of Crime:

Los Angeles

City of Crime:

Los Angeles

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Framed by the police. Newton was a Black Panther leader, and his conviction of manslaughter in the shooting of a policeman was reversed by the CA Sup Ct. He was acquitted when retried because he had been shot before the officer, and there was no proof he fired a gun at any time."

Conviction Caused By:

Police perjury

Innocence Proved By:

He was shot first and there was no proof he fired a weapon at any time.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Free Huey! The True Story of the Trial of Huey P. Newton for Murder , Edward M. Keating,, Ramparts Press, Berkeley, CA, 1971."

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http://www.derechos.net/paulwolf/cointelpro/copap5b.htm

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