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Black Panther Party — Part 12
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: Then it bern. “xidhayping resulting in death" (a ‘capital offenic) -~ Hot, gud liy.
Lonnie, stendire and Tecing the jury, grobbed the hand of his Lawyer aud. wei sod
for the uext churze. a an
“ae Conspiracy te kidnap [possible 30-year sentctice) one Hot guilty.’ . : i oe,
* * Then it cawe: “Conspiracy to murder, vhat is your verdict?" “Guilty, your heno:.
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“ Gusps from the cpectators. A jolt runving trough Lonnie's body, and 2 cnized, -
. . vetting for the fine. ChETGE -- binding es which carries a 50-year penaliv... ; .
Mee guilty, your ho: Or. os
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ac * , Then, while eraryone Yee trying Lo un ders feud what had hanpencd, the jude was s
tes * thanking, the jury wid'setling Sept. 28 for donnie’ 6 sentencing (saximam penuliy, 15
at yerrs An, sein). . ! ~ . + . . ; . ; eos
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t Ae “ta the jury, nostly white, middle class, middle-aged, duspite the blatant col-
_deboFation of the prosecution and the jutze, desnite the flosing: heallines in the nig
“press, hoadlincs which copvicted Lonnis: Jicfere he vver vent on triel, Went to completcly
‘acquit the Rlack Panther ond put him bach free, on the streets pid the jury finulay .
é compravine beeanse they vere efraid they'd be kept sequestered + until they aid? bia :
they know that _Meonspiz: ney te murder" wes the lightest of the chargeat .
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The beret ot questions on the Fes Haven Green vhen the verdict cone down were oo.
oy BRAlIat wewewtaly vhon dle apdetied geet roarehas threveh duerteam Her Waren, domond-,
| ing thet ail pooiticsl priconers te freed. . oN . ror
ae Idenie nt3ll faces firnt desre> surdsr charges in enother county for the fene in-
" efdent. ie Jevyors will appear this cherg: as douole jropardy. They also plan te j
“e appeal Lennic's conviction. ‘the offer meruers of Une Bew Haven 9, including Bobbi
: ‘Scale, must still stend tri al this fall and winter, with Lomie's conspircey conviction
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. . juror" was "a reocencble one” after. e1l_-- the: government mush be gnagshing its tecrck
‘ because all the machinery it put into motion vusn't enough te send Lennie Neliites tos .* 7
: his death. All political prisoners and prisoners of was will be freed! . vis.
* a a 4 . ° _ 7 + or
. WEY TTR, ‘Conn. , Sept 18, AP -- Lonnie vas sentences to 1e-to-15 years in prison *_
me todey for his ennviction of a charge o2-conepireeys $o commit murder. (Maximum penalty
nn 1:3 25 years ‘Tor the charge. } Bond vas set at $33,000. : neo
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