CRIMINAL CHARGES
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Everyone, with and without power, has their faults. Bobby Seale, certainly had his share. But what got him in the most trouble, with the public eye, was his criminal record. In 1969 Seale and seven others, notoriuosly known as the Chicago 8, were arrested in front of the Democratic National Convention, while protesting. They were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot. However, Chicago 8 quickly became Chicago 7 when Bobby Seale was seperated from the group, bound and gagged because he was uncooperative, interuptive, and disrupptive. While in custody, Seale stated that,"To be a revolutionary is to be an enemy of the state. To be arrested for this subject is to be a political prisoner." While the evidence against Seale was slim, Judge Julius Hoffman, sentenced him to 4 years under 16 counts of contempt of court. Each charge counting for 3 months of his imprisonment.
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Many people wondered wether or not Seale could have gotten a fair trial under the circumstances. Others thought that he had gotten what he deserved. It wouldn't be long, however, before Seale was on trial again. While serving his sentence, he was brought to court for the New Haven Black Panther Trials. seale was accussed of ordering George Sams Junior to kill fellow Panther Alex Rackley, who had confessed, under torture, to being a police informant. Seale had been in New Haven a few hours before the murder and this time, the case against him was pretty strong. However, the jury was unable to reach a verdict and the charges were eventually dropped. He was released from prison in 1972. But even still, his troubles were yet to be over. While in prison, Seale's wife at that time, got pregnant, allegedly with fellow panther Fred Bennet's child. His remains were found in a suspected Panther hideout, mutilated and destroyed Seale was suspected for the murder but no charges were ever pressed. His record was definetly flawless, but Seale proved to be a great leader for the rest of his career, futhering the theory that having a bad record does not make you a terrible, useless person.
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