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The Black Panther identified these incarcerated defendants as awaiting trial arising from the April 6, 1968 Oakland shootout. It reported two attempted-murder and two assault counts. Its reference to one-to-fifteen-year exposure on each count is a possible penalty, not a sentence already imposed. The paper alleged political persecution of the Panthers. The Black Panther, February 13, 1971, original PDF page 9. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/06%20no%203%201-20%20feb%2013%201971.pdf#page=9
