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Ga. inmate challenges imprisonment for fatally shooting officer

By: The Associated Press, policeone.com

ATLANTA — The 1960s black militant formerly known as H. Rap Brown is challenging his imprisonment for the killing of a sheriff’s deputy in 2000, saying his constitutional rights were violated at trial.

The 75-year-old inmate, who converted to Islam and now goes by the name Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, gained prominence more than 50 years ago as a Black Panthers leader who famously said, “Violence is as American as cherry pie.”

Deputy Ricky Kinchen (Photo/ Fulton County Sheriff's Office)
 

He was living in Atlanta as an imam when authorities say he shot two sheriff’s deputies, killing one.

Full story: https://www.policeone.com/lodd/articles/483749006-Ga-inmate-challenges-imprisonment-for-fatally-shooting-officer/