Ali Bey Hassan

AKA: John J. Casson
Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1960s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
2 Years 1 Month 10 Days
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Black Liberation Black Panther Party Panther 21
Ali Bey Hassan

Biography

Ali Bey Hassan, born John J. Casson, was a Black Panther Party member indicted in the April 2, 1969 New York Panther 21 conspiracy case. He was held in pretrial detention and was one of the 13 defendants who went to trial and was acquitted on May 13, 1971 after the jury rejected the prosecution case built on undercover NYPD testimony.

Case

Manhattan House of Detention (the Tombs)
Charges: New York state Panther 21 conspiracy counts (April 2, 1969 indictment).
Arrested: Apr 2, 1969
Incarcerated: Apr 2, 1969
Released: May 12, 1971
Sentence: Acquitted; no sentence.
Convicted: No
Institution State: New York

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