geronimo pratt
geronimo ji Jaga (preferred capitalization), also known as Geronimo Pratt, a former Black Panther leader, was wrongfully convicted 24 years ago for the murder of a woman in Santa Monica, California. geronimo has always maintained that he was 400 miles away in Oakland, California, at the time of the killing at a Black Panther meeting, and that he was a victim of the FBI's Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO). Represented by Stuart Hanlon, Johnnie Cochran, Robert Garcia, Julie Drous, Valerie West, David Bernstein and other members of his defense team, geronimo had his conviction and life sentence vacated on May 29, 1997. He was released from prison on June 10, 1997. Judge Everett W. Dickey, Superior Court Judge, held that the prosecution denied Mr. Pratt a fair trial in violation of his constitutional rights. The prosecution suppressed material evidence relating to the question of guilt and to the credibility of a material witness, in violation of the 1966 United States Supreme Court ruling in Brady v. Maryland. The evidence that the prosecution withheld about prosecution witness Julius Butler could have put the whole case in a different light and the failure to disclose it undermines confidence in the jury verdict, acc
kind of gun it was, Butler said Pratt usually carried a .45 automatic. The case against Pratt, in the end, depended upon the testimony of Julius Carl Butler. When he took the stand toward late afternoon on Monday, June 19, 1972, Butler portrayed himself as a businessman - the owner of Mr. Julio's, his West Adams salon - who had long since discarded his Panther-era, pistol-whipping machismo. Butler spoke softly as Richard Kalustian had him repeat the story of Pratt's confession, adding a few new particulars that seemed to seal Pratt's fate. On the day after the shooting, for instance, Butler testified, Pratt told him that the GTO, which matched the newspaper descriptions of the getaway car, was "hid out." Although Pratt did not tell Butler what ording to Judge Dickey. Butler engaged in informing activities on behalf of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The prosecution was required to provide this information to the defense in order to allow the jury to assess his motives and credibility as a witness. The information would have permitted potentially devastating cross-examination or other impeachment of Butler.
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