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Black Panther Party — Part 19
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JUDGE AL +
LINCOLN
In the wt week Ture 16, urough
19th, 1976, the people of Winston
Salem dove witressed tee most
Nidicutous ferm ef injustice here in
our city by the racist Jucge A.
Linclen Sterk,
It is very obvious to see by che
eases stacec below that Judge Stier k
is a racist, and is very prejuciced
in his so called administering of
Justice.
On June 17, 1970. a-brother Lee
O. Kirby was sensenced to £erve
30 days in the County Jali Kir-
by, an 18 yeer old student at
North Forsyth High School (predo-
“minately white) was charged with
simple assault, en May 29, he
pleaded guilty.
After hearing the evidence
against Kiruy, Jucse aA. Lincoln
Sherk bezan to enter @ jucgement
by which the youth would serve
his 30 days on weekends. Racist
Cog Sherk then chanzed his mind
and sentenced Kirby to serve a
sqraicht 30-day sentence. He ac-
cused Kirby of having given him a
dirty Took after hearing the ori-
isa: jucdsement,
To fig Sterk, the racist punk,
all Black peopte have cirty Ieoks.
One June 19, 1970, a sister, Pa-
meia S. Niven, 17, was charged
with disorderly conduct in a pub-
‘He Duiiding. After a 50 miaute Dis-
trict court wial, racist dos judge
Sherk found sister Niven guil-
ty and gave her a suspended 69
Gay jai} sentence, a 350.00 fixe.
an¢ put t-r on probation for three
years. Miss Niven’ and other stu-
Cents were protesting sie school
board decision to purchase 2?
a Accent net ES el RAN hd one ata ou Bree Means Te RARE aay
SHERK
trailer classrooms to various.
county schools to which Blacks
will be transferred next year as
part of the system's integration
plan. ‘ °
Pink Sherk canvicted Miss Ne-
vins based on the grounds that
elected spokesman have the rigat
to have orderly, well conducted
meetings, no matter how it affects
the welfare of our people.
On Jyne 19, 1970, Judge A. Lin-
coln Sherk threw a drug case oul
of district court. Defendant Wil-
Hamson, a White man in his early
20's works at Forsyth Memorial
jospital, A pharmacist testified
that Wiliiemson presented a forged
prescription for a barbituate~am-
phetamine compound May 25 ata
Jocal drug store, The pharmecist
said Le had seen a rendition of
the same prescription before.
Juege A Lincoln Sherk feit that
it was nécessery to throw a case
out of Court where a person fs
trying to obtain drugs through il-
lege] means, even though William-
son had becn proven guilty,
ft has been proven by Judge
Sherk’s attitude towards Black.
people, and the way he -has his
Kangaroo court set up for Blacks
that he is anoiler racist pig Judge
following the pig foot steps of
Hoffman,
AS long as Judge Sherk remains
here, our people will continue
to de rajlrozd<ed through the courts.
ALL- POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Siack
Winston Salem
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