Arthur DeWitte League

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1960s
State:California
Support
Black Panther Party
Arthur DeWitte League

Biography

Arthur League was a Santa Ana Panther convicted and imprisoned in the Nelson Sasscer case. Supporters disputed the prosecution.

The Supreme Court’s journal records Arthur Dewitt League v. California, No. 72-5900, and denial of review on February 20, 1973 from California’s Fourth Appellate District. The name and jurisdiction match the existing Santa Ana case. The printed middle-name spelling is preserved in this source note without changing the profile’s name or inferring custody dates.

Supreme Court Journal, October Term 1972, PDF pages 410.

Case

Charges: Second-degree murder of officer Nelson Sasscer.
Arrested: July 1969
Sentence: Five years to life, according to the June 19, 1970 Anaheim Bulletin report quoted in the Congressional Record, August 6, 1970, House p. 27651 (PDF p. 58). This is the newspaper report date; the sentencing date and actual release date are not established by this passage.
Convicted: Yes

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