Jeannie Wilson

AKA: Jeanne Wilson; Jeanne Smith
Released
Date of birth:1953
Era:1960s
State:Connecticut
Support
Black Panther Party
Jeannie Wilson

Biography

Jeannie Wilson was a juvenile detained in connection with the New Haven Black Panther prosecution in 1969. The defense campaign challenged the treatment of the young defendants and efforts to compel their testimony.

The Black Panther, June 7, 1969: Printed page 8 individually names this defendant in the New Haven raid and prints captioned portraits of eight defendants. Theodore Spurlock reports the office and upstairs apartment entered at 1:05 Thursday morning, with breakfast-program money and other property taken, and initial murder/conspiracy accusations. Printed page 11 describes the eight as held without bail. These are contemporary Party reports and allegations; no final verdict or complete custody duration is established here. Printed variants include Erica Huggins, Rose Smith, Francis Carter and Peggy Hudgins; established profile identities are retained. Source: https://washingtonareaspark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1969-06-07-black-panther-vol-3-no-7.pdf#page=7

Case

Charges: Juvenile proceedings connected with the Alex Rackley prosecution.
Sentence: Juvenile detention reported; no verified fixed sentence or release date. The Black Panther of December 20, 1969 reports that Wilson, age 16, had already been jailed following separate juvenile proceedings when she was called to testify at the New Haven bail hearing ending December 5. The article describes indefinite juvenile detention, not a fixed criminal sentence or a verified term actually served until age 21. Individual admission and discharge dates remain unverified. Source: https://washingtonareaspark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1969-12-20-black-panther-vol-4-no-3.pdf#page=3 The contemporary report says Wilson was detained as a material witness following juvenile probation, testified for the prosecution, and was then released from custody by Judge Palmer and taken to New Jersey. No exact release day is printed. Source: The Black Panther, March 7, 1970, p. 5.
Judge: Palmer — material-witness custody release described in the contemporary account. Source: The Black Panther, March 7, 1970, p. 5.

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