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J.B. Johnson

Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Missouri
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Biography

Black St. Louis man facing a life term for the murder of a policeman during a 1970 robbery, in a case his supporters and attorney William Kunstler called a frame-up built on suppressed evidence; The Black Panther Vol. 15 no.8 (1976) reports the National Committee To Free J.B. Johnson. [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v15 no.8; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Charges: Murder of a police officer (during 1970 robbery)
Incarcerated: 1970
Sentence: Life term Verdict as recorded: Yes — facing a life term; supporters/attorney William Kunstler called it a frame-up built on suppressed evidence
Convicted: Yes