Chokwe Lumumba

Era:2000s
State:Mississippi
Time Imprisoned:
3 Days
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Biography

Front Line reports that human-rights lawyer Chokwe Lumumba served three days in jail for contempt while challenging Judge Marcus Gordon’s conduct in a Mississippi trial.

Front Line reports that human-rights lawyer Chokwe Lumumba served three days in jail for contempt while challenging Judge Marcus Gordon’s conduct in a Mississippi trial. Three days in jail

Original source, PDF pages 99, 100.

Case

Charges: Contempt of court during representation of Henry Payton
Sentence: Three days in jail
Judge: Marcus Gordon
Convicted: Yes