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Eldson McGhee

Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Georgia
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Biography

Black Vietnam veteran sentenced to life plus five years for an alleged armed bank-robbery kidnapping despite no victim identifying him and no prior record; The Black Panther Vol. 17 no.8 (1977) reports the Eldson McGhee Support Committee seeking his release. [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v17 no.8; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Charges: Armed bank robbery; kidnapping
Sentence: Life plus five years, despite no victim identifying him and no prior record; Eldson McGhee Support Committee sought his release
Convicted: Yes