Len Chandler

Released
Date of birth:27. 05. 1935
Date of death:28. 08. 2023
Age:88† Deceased
Gender:Male
Era:1960s
State:New York
Support
Anti-War
Len Chandler

Biography

Len Chandler was a musician who kept a fragment of Marc Edelman’s draft card after the November 1965 Union Square protest. Called as a witness at the ensuing trial, Chandler invoked the Fifth Amendment and was convicted of criminal contempt. The conviction was reversed on appeal.

Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/380/993/314838/

Photo credit

Diana Jo Davies, Newport Folk Festival, 1965. Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution. Cropped to Len Chandler, identified at far right in the original group photograph.

Case

Charges: Criminal contempt — testimony in the Union Square draft-card burning trial
Sentenced: Dec 8, 1966
Sentence: Held in contempt November 3, 1966. On December 8 the judge suspended imposition of sentence and ordered one day of probation. The Second Circuit reversed July 12, 1967, upholding his privilege against self-incrimination. No imprisonment is established by this decision. Chandler was a witness, not a defendant charged with burning a card. Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/380/993/314838/
Judge: Thomas F. Murphy

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