Biography
William Palmer was a Riverside, California community activist and defense supporter whose imprisonment was described by the Riverside Political Prisoners Defense Committee. After a police officer shot him in March 1971, Palmer was convicted of assault on that officer and served a year in prison. Following his release he worked with the committee supporting Gary Lawton. He was arrested again in early 1974 for assault and resisting arrest and was later imprisoned in California. The defense committee described the later prosecution as retaliation for his organizing; contemporary reports disagree on the nominal sentence and prison institution.
William Palmer was a Riverside, California community activist and defense supporter whose imprisonment was described by the Riverside Political Prisoners Defense Committee. After a police officer shot him in March 1971, Palmer was convicted of assault on that officer and served a year in prison. Following his release he worked with the committee supporting Gary Lawton. He was arrested again in early 1974 for assault and resisting arrest and was later imprisoned in California. The defense committee described the later prosecution as retaliation for his organizing; contemporary reports disagree on the nominal sentence and prison institution.
Seize the Time, Vol1No5, February1975, PDF page 6; www.vvaw.org.
