Biography
Barry Nakell, a North Carolina civil-rights attorney, served ten days in Robeson County Jail for criminal contempt arising from a November 1989 hearing over his attempted representation of Native American activist Eddie Hatcher. Judge I. Beverly Lake Jr. convicted and sentenced him on November 16, 1989 to ten days and a $500 fine. Nakell challenged the conviction and the judge’s handling of the hearing; the Fourth Circuit affirmed denial of his habeas petition in January 1994. The appellate opinion expressly confirms that he had served the ten-day jail term. Exact physical admission and release dates remain unverified.
Barry Nakell, a North Carolina civil-rights attorney, served ten days in Robeson County Jail for criminal contempt arising from a November 1989 hearing over his attempted representation of Native American activist Eddie Hatcher. Judge I. Beverly Lake Jr. convicted and sentenced him on November 16, 1989 to ten days and a $500 fine. Nakell challenged the conviction and the judge’s handling of the hearing; the Fourth Circuit affirmed denial of his habeas petition in January 1994. The appellate opinion expressly confirms that he had served the ten-day jail term. Exact physical admission and release dates remain unverified.
Historical custody record; exact admission and release dates are unknown.
International Tribunal program, October 1992, page 12.
Nakell v. Attorney General, Fourth Circuit, January 27, 1994.
