Huey Newton cleared of manslaughter charges, December 16, 1971From a period newspaper article: “Mr.
Huey Newton cleared of manslaughter charges, December 16, 1971From a period newspaper article: “Mr. Newton made no comment on the dismissal, but Charles R. Garry, his attorney, said the action was “long overdue.”Mr. Garry noted that his client had not only gone through three trials but that he had also spent nearly 23 months in prison and, prior to that, 10 months in pretrial detention.“And now,” he said, “instead of the court saying we’re sorry, Mr. Newton, that we put you through this inconvenience — because the presumption is supposed to be that he is innocent — they act like they’re doing him a favor.” -- source link
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