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James Dixon

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

Chicago man jailed 362 days in the Cook County Jail after being convicted of the attempted murder of a police sergeant who, evidence later showed, had shot himself with an illegal 'pen gun'; The Black Panther Vol. 15 no.23 (1976) reports the charges were dropped in Aug. 1976 after an anonymous tip. [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v15 no.23; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Cook County Jail
Charges: Attempted murder of a police sergeant
Released: August 1976
Sentence: Convicted of attempted murder; conviction unraveled and charges dropped after evidence showed the sergeant shot himself. Verdict as recorded: Convicted, then charges dropped Aug. 1976 after an anonymous tip (sergeant had shot himself with an illegal 'pen gun')
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Illinois