Clarion Defender_1970-01-15

Kent Ford, Black revolutionary leader of Port– land and prime mover in instrunenting the Roosevelt boycott will have a People's Trial Sunday at 2:00 p.~. at the Portland State Zducational Center. Kent is rat~er happy these days, as :lis brain– child, a free neighborhood medical cliilic staffed b.1 doctors and nurses is opened in honor or one of his fallen comrades, Fred Hampton. Fred Hampton Clinic is located at N. Vancouver and Russell Streets. On February 2nd, Ford Yill go on trial at the County Court House. All brothers should show support by appearing with Ken Ford. For information call 2SJ.,-4815. ·' r ' T' I I • f ; I ' ·J I ;'; - ~~ ·-~ . I POCKET LAWYER OF LEGAL FIRST AID 1. If you are stopped and/or arrested by the police, you may remain silent; you do not have to answer any questions a?out alleged crimes, you should pro– Vlde your name and address only if re– quested (although it is not absolutely clear that you must do so.) But then do s·o and at all time remember the fifth a~end­ ment. 2. If a police officer is not in uniform ask him to show his identification. He ' has no authority over you unless he pro– perly identifies himself. Beware of per– sons posing as police officers. Always get his badge number and his name. 3. Police have no right to search your car or your home unless they have a search warrant, probable cause or your consent. They many conduct no explora– tory search, that is, one for evidence of crime generally or for evidence of a crime unconnected with the one you are being que.stio~ed about. (Thus, a stop for an auto Vlolation does not give the right to search the auto.) You are not required to consent to · a search; therefore, you should not consent and should state clearly a~d unequivocally that you do not consent, ~ front of witnesses if poll consent, 1n front of witnesses if possible. If you do not consent, the police will have the burden in court of showing pro– bable cause. Arrest may be corrected later. .4. ~ou ~ay not resist arrest forcibly or by gomg hmp, even if you are innocent To do so is a separate crime of which • yo~ can be convicted even if you are ac– q~tted of the original charge. Do not re– Slst under any circumstances ' 5• ~you are stopped andior arrested, the pollee z;my search you by patting you on the. outs1de of your clothing. You can be str1pped of your personal possessions. Do not carry anything that includes the name of your employer or friends. 6. Do not engage in "friendly" conver– sation with officers on the way to or at the s.tation_. ~nee you are arrested, there is 1 httle hkelihood that anything you say will get you released. 7. As soon as you have been booked have the right to complete at least two ' yo phone calls--one to a relative, friend or attorney, the other to a bail bondsman. If you can, ca~l the Black Panther Party, and the Party W1ll post bail if possible. B. You must be allowed to hire and see an attorney immediately. 9. You do not have to give any state– ment to the police, nor do you have to sign any stateme~t you might give them, and therefore you should not sign anything Take the Fifth and Fourteenth Amen~ents bec~use you cannot be forced to testify ' aga1nst yourself. 10. You must be allowed to post bail in most cases, but you must be able to pay the bail bondsmen's fee. I£ you cannot pay the fee, you may ask the judge to release you fro~ custody without bail or to lower your bail, but he· does not have to do so ll. The police must bring you into • court or release you within 48 hours after your arrest ( unless the time comes on a weekend or a holiday, and they must bring you ~efore a judge the first day court is in sess1on.) 12. If you.do not.have the money to hire an attorn ey, 1m mediately ask the police to get you an attorney ~thout charge. 13. If you have the money to hire a private attorney, but do not know of one, call the National Lawyers' Guild or the Multnomah County Bar Association and they will furnish you with the name of an attorney who practices criminal law. l