Biography
Chicano attorney Oscar Z. Acosta was arrested on a benzedrine-possession accusation on the eve of the August 1971 Chicano Moratorium anniversary. The Militant reports his jury acquittal on February 16, 1972 after an eight-day trial, and describes evidence challenging the narcotics agent’s claim not to know his political identity. The exact arrest day and physical release date are not supplied; acquittal is not entered as a custodial discharge. Source: The Militant, March 3, 1972, PDF page 3. https://www.themilitant.com/1972/3608/MIL3608.pdf#page=3
