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CE 157-6171 Approximately 250 black people attended the trial AA Hl alee ay La 3 of Black Panther Party leader LARRY LITTLE and two other Fe BPP members at the Forsyth County Courthouse on March 19, 1973. x These individuals were quite vocal and were in good spirits s after it was determined that the trial woul be over in view a of the plea bargaining arrangements by the defense's attorneys &. immediately after the adjournment of the court, LARRY LITTLE, z: Head of the BPP, called a news conference on the steps of the 4 courthouse and indicated to those assembled that he, CORNELL, % and FULLER had pleaded not guilty to any charges, but they had simply decided not to fight this issue in view of the fact they had no faith in the judicial system in North Carolina. LITTLE stated that he and his comrades had dedicated their lives to the black community and their function in this community is too important to risk merely to prove a point in court. LITLE stated that the 4PP would continue to probe into the judicial “system and attempt to expose its injustices and that the BPP would continue to operate its Survival Day Programs which involved giving food, clothing, and help to poor people. t? re eee cs Die ci ak Bs Le Ewe Source: CE T=-2 March 21, 1973 The April 7, 1973, issue of the Black Panther, a BPP newspaper, carried an article entitled “Supreme Court Reversal Convicts Panthers in ‘Meat Truck‘ ‘trial", which indicated that the one day trial of Brothers GRADY FULLER, LARRY LITILE, and JULIUS CORNELL, members of the BPP, and active community organizers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, had resulted in their convictions on "larceny" and "assault" charges. The three brothers were arrested in January, 1971, at a time when hundreds of BPP members were being arrested on a variety of false charges. All across the country, police and Government agencies were staging raid after raid on BPP information offices and survival centers. Party members were being murdered indiscriminately as the NIXON Administration strove to smash the survival programs, and halt the party's organizing efforts. The article went on to indicate that GRADY FULLER was "set up", when a man drove up to the Winston-Salem BPP house in a meat truck, and offered its contents as a donation to the Breakfast Program, The article also indicated that over 100 well armed Winston-Salem police led by the FBI, unleashed a barrage of high caliber weapons fire upon the center. FULLER was charged with larceny, assault, and stealing the truck and driving it to the office, although he did not know how to drive. LITTLE and CORNELL were arrested two days later and charged with being "accessories U after the fact. he gis cite core trae aa my gat Rie Ge ‘ — ae \ ~ . Feet, 2 a * Ls Tow, ‘ at : ; : i eS cae Ty te ee ee CN 4 a) cae & i ne ae BR BE i EE ot mer gre mae