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Harold Taylor

Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:2000s
State:Florida
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Biography

Taylor, living in Panama City by the 2000s, was one of the former Black Panthers arrested when the decades-old 1971 case was revived and pursued across multiple states.

He was arrested in January 2007 and charged in connection with the 1971 killing of a San Francisco police sergeant. After extended litigation and a narrowing of the prosecution, charges against Taylor were dismissed in 2009.

Case

Charges: Conspiracy / murder
Arrested: January 2007
Sentence: Living in Panama City, Florida, he was one of the former Black Panthers arrested in January 2007 when the 1971 case was revived; after extended litigation and a narrowing of the prosecution, the charges against him were dismissed in 2009. Verdict as recorded: No — charges dismissed (2009) Charges as recorded: Conspiracy / murder in connection with the 1971 killing of an SFPD sergeant (San Francisco 8)
Convicted: No — charges dismissed