Darwin Lance Brown

Full name:Darwin Brown
Race:Black
Era:1960s
State:Michigan
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Biography

Detroit man convicted of first-degree murder in 1966 at age 19 and sentenced to life; The Black Panther Vol. 15 no.26 (1976) reports prosecution witnesses had since admitted they were coerced into lying, yet Michigan refused a new trial. [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v15 no.26; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Charges: First-degree murder
Arrested: 1966
Incarcerated: 1966
Sentence: Convicted of first-degree murder in Detroit in 1966 and sentenced to life. Prosecution witnesses later admitted they were coerced into lying, but Michigan refused a new trial. Verdict as recorded: Yes — convicted of first-degree murder in 1966 at age 19; witnesses later admitted coerced testimony but a new trial was refused
Convicted: Yes

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