Prisoner's Bid for Release

<p>Jalil Muntaqim, a former member of the Black Panther Party who was convicted in 1975 of killing two police officers along with two accomplices, should not have been granted release despite his argument that he is at high risk for complications related to the Covid-19 virus, an appeals court in New York <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/prisonerspetition.pdf">ruled</a></strong>. Muntaqim reportedly contracted the virus while this appeal was pending. </p>

ALBANY, N.Y. — Jalil Muntaqim, a former member of the Black Panther Party who was convicted in 1975 of killing two police officers along with two accomplices, should not have been granted release despite his argument that he is at high risk for complications related to the Covid-19 virus, an appeals court in New York ruled . Muntaqim reportedly contracted the virus while this appeal was pending.

Categories / Appeals, Civil Rights, Criminal

Subscribe to our free newsletters

Our weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.