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Richard Harris

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1960s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
2 Years 1 Month 11 Days
Support
Black Liberation Black Panther Party Panther 21
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Biography

Richard Harris was a Black Panther Party member indicted in the April 2, 1969 New York Panther 21 conspiracy case. His case did not proceed to verdict with the 13 defendants who were acquitted on May 13, 1971; charges against him were severed or dropped earlier in the proceedings.

Case

Manhattan House of Detention (the Tombs)
Charges: New York state Panther 21 conspiracy counts (April 2, 1969 indictment).
Arrested: Apr 1, 1969
Incarcerated: Apr 1, 1969
Released: May 12, 1971
Sentence: Pretrial custody; case severed from the main 13-defendant trial. Verdict as recorded: No - case severed from the main Panther 21 trial
Convicted: No
Institution State: New York