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Black Panther Party — Part 19
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LINCOLN
Jn the Inet week June 1S, urouzh
1th, 176, the Foopts of Winston
Salem nove witressed the most
Tidicutous form ef injustice here in
It is very obvious to see by the
eases stacec below that Judge Sherk
fs a racist, and Is very prejuciced
in his ¢o called administering of
Justice.
On June 17, 1970. a-brother Lee
O, Kirby was senvenced to serve
30 days in the County Jail Kir~
by, en 18 yeer ol student at
North Forsyth High School (predo-
“minately white) wes charged with
simple assault, en May 29, he
pleaded guilty.
After hearing the evidence
against Kiruy, Judse a. Lincoln
Sherk bezan to enter 2 judgement
by which the youth would serve
his 30 days on weekends. Racist
dog Sher! then changed his mind
and sentenced Kirby to serve a
sia: 30-day sentence. He ac-
cused Kirby of having given him a
disty Took after hearing the ori-
Bina jucsement,
To pig Sherk, the racist punk,
all Black peopte have cirty leoks.
One June 19, 1970, a sister, Pa-
meta S. Niven, 77,
with ¢isorderly conduct in a pub-
Ne Duiiding. After a 50 miaute Dis-
trict court tial, racist dos, judge
Sherk found sister Niven guil-
ty and gave her a suspended 60
day jai} sentence, a $50.00 fine
and pot !-r on probstion fur three
years, Miss Niven’ and other stu-
centS were protesting the school
board decision to purchase 2?
SHERK
trailer classrooms to various
county Schools to which Blacks
will be transferred next year 35
part of the system's integration
plan. .
Pak Sherk convicted Miss Ne-
yins based on the grounds that
elected spokesman have the right
to have orderly, well conducted
meetings, no matter how it affects
the welfare of our people.
On June 19, 1970, Judge A. Lin-
coln Sherk threw a drug case out
of district court. Defendant Wil-
liamson, a White man in his early
20's works at Forsyth Memorial
jospital, A pharmacist testified
that Williamson presented aforged
prescription for 2 barbituate-2m—
phetamine compound May 25 ata
Jocal drug store. The pharmecist
said te had seen a rendition of
the same prescription before.
Juege A Lincoln Sherk felt what
ft was nécessery to throw a case
out of Court re a person is
trying to obtain drugs through H+
lege] means, even though William-
son had been proven guilty.
It 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 another racist piz Judze
following the pig foot steps of
Hoffman,
AS long as Jucge Sherk remains
here, our people will continue
to de raijlroaded wWrough the courts,
ALL- POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Slack
Wirston Salem
N.C.C.F,
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