Warren E. Sumlin, Sr.

Full name:Warren Sr.
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Arkansas
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Biography

Bay Area Black man on death row at Cummins prison in Arkansas for a first-degree murder he said he did not commit, calling himself a victim of a local political struggle. Convicted by a jury of 11 whites and one Black; won a stay of execution. The Black Panther Vol. 19 no.9 (1979). [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v19 no.9; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Cummins Unit
Charges: First-degree murder
Sentence: Death (won a stay of execution). Bay Area Black man on death row who said he did not commit the murder, calling himself a victim of a local political struggle. Verdict as recorded: Yes (jury of 11 whites and one Black)
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Arkansas