Huey P. Newton's bail hearing

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KPIX Eyewitness news report from May 19th, 1978, featuring Ben Williams reporting on Huey P. Newton's appearance at a bail hearing at the Alameda County Courthouse. Williams reports that Newton faces the possibility of having his bail revoked and being returned to jail after an altercation in Santa Cruz on May 11th, 1978, which resulted in Newton being charged with attempted murder and gun possession. Concludes with an artist's rendering of the court precedings. For Newton's arrival at the Alameda County Courthouse, please see KPIX reference number 140389. Remastered, edited and catalogued for the web by Shira Peltzman.

Originally aired on
KPIX-TV
Date aired
5/19/1978
Recording medium
16mm color, co-magnetic sound film
02:54
Rights for this video belong to
CBS5 KPIX-TV
Type of material
archival newsfilm
Identifier
KPIX 140377
Views
3519

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