Molly Dougherty

Era:1970s
State:California
Support
Black Panther Party
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Biography

Black Panther Party supporter jailed for contempt (the maximum penalty) after refusing to testify in what she called the frame-up of Huey P. Newton. The Black Panther Vol. 17 no.20,21,23 (1977). [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v17 no.20,21,23; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Charges: Contempt of court
Sentence: BPP supporter jailed for contempt (the maximum penalty) after refusing to testify in what she called the frame-up of Huey P. Newton. Verdict as recorded: Yes — jailed for contempt (maximum penalty)
Convicted: Yes

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