[Cdhrsupport] First hearing for Panther 8 and other updates

[News about recent Panther busts]

Thank you to those who put together the CDHR website.  Hopefully, someone 
from CDHR who’s up to  speed on all of the latest developments with the Panther 8 
will fill us all  in.  Until that happens, and just to  get the ball rolling, 
I thought I’d provide this news. 
The first court hearing for  the four defendants who live in 
California--Richard Brown, Hank Jones, Richard  O’Neal, and Ray Boudreaux—was held in San 
Francisco Superior Court this morning,  January 29, 2007.  They are  presently 
being held on bail of $3 million to $5 million each (!).  Their arraignment and 
a bail reduction  hearing was carried over until February 14 at 9:00 a.m.   
The Superior Court is at  850 Bryant  Street in SF. 
In addition to numerous reporters, thirty or forty supporters of the four  
defendants were present in the courtroom.  Attorneys for each of the four spoke 
to the media after the brief  hearing.  It will be good if people  can turn 
out for the arraignment and bail reduction hearing on Valentine’s  Day.  These 
men need to get bailed  out, which is impossible with the present absurd bail 
amounts. 
More than 150 people attended the  memorial service for John Bowman on 
Sunday, January 28 in the Fillmore  district.  This heartfelt event  celebrated his 
lifelong work in the community.  John had also been one of those refusing  to 
cooperate with the 2005 grand jury in San Francisco.  San Francisco police 
stated to the media that  they would have arrested him as well as the other eight 
defendants had he not  recently passed away.  Because of that, and because of 
the one defendant,  Ronald Bridgeforth, who hasn't yet been arrested, one 
wonders if this  should be thought of as the Panther 10 case? 
The premiere screening of the new  video Legacy of Torture at the Roxie on 
January 28 drew an overflow  crowd.  An impromptu second showing  had to be held 
since there wasn’t nearly enough room in the theatre for all of  those who 
showed up.   Congratulations to everyone who worked on  this must-see video, 
which is also available on DVD.  Claude Marks from the Freedom Archives  
announced that public showings will be forthcoming in a number other cities  soon.  
Lyndon
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