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Stephen Bingham

Date of birth:23. 04. 1942
Age:84
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1970s
State:California
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Stephen Bingham

Biography

Attorney for George Jackson. The Black Panther Vol. 19 no.10 (1979) describes as absurd the prosecution's 'gun-in-a-wig' theory that he smuggled a pistol to Jackson on Aug. 21, 1971. He surfaced years later and was acquitted in 1986. [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v19 no.10; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Charges: Conspiracy / smuggling a gun to George Jackson (murder)
Released: 1986
Sentence: Attorney for George Jackson, accused under the prosecution's 'gun-in-a-wig' theory of smuggling a pistol to Jackson at San Quentin on Aug. 21, 1971. Surfaced after years underground and was acquitted in 1986.
Convicted: No — acquitted