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Philip Allen

Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:California
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Biography

Young Black Los Angeles college student convicted in what The Black Panther Vol. 14 (1975) calls a police-murder frame-up; the paper reports his appeal-bond was revoked after he spoke at rallies for himself and the San Quentin 6, and that the ACLU entered his case. [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v14 no.4,9; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Charges: Murder (killing of a police officer)
Sentence: Convicted in an alleged police-murder frame-up; appeal-bond revoked after he spoke at rallies for himself and the San Quentin 6. ACLU entered the case. Verdict as recorded: Yes — convicted (described as a frame-up); appeal pending
Convicted: Yes