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Henry Dee

Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Illinois
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Biography

Chicago man convicted with James Sayles and sentenced to death (May 1972), then resentenced to two consecutive 220-to-440-year terms, for a murder he says he did not commit; The Black Panther Vol. 14 no.2 (1975) reports the Yaki Yakubu-Henry Dee Defense Fund's plea for support. [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v14 no.2; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Charges: Murder
Incarcerated: May 1972
Sentence: Sentenced to death May 1972, then resentenced to two consecutive 220-to-440-year terms for a murder he says he did not commit Verdict as recorded: Yes — convicted with James Sayles
Convicted: Yes