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Madelyn Fletcher

Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Michigan
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Biography

Black policewoman in Flint, Michigan prosecuted after an armed confrontation the paper attributes to threats by white male officers; the prosecution collapsed after attorney Ken Cockrel exposed the department's racism and sexism. The Black Panther Vol. 18 no.3 (1978). [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v18 no.3; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Charges: Charges arising from an armed confrontation (attributed to threats by white officers)
Incarcerated: 1978
Sentence: Prosecution collapsed/dismissed. Verdict as recorded: No — prosecution collapsed after attorney Ken Cockrel exposed the department's racism and sexism
Convicted: No