Expressing the sense of the House that the Governor of the State of California, or the California Board of Prison Terms, or both, should take actions within their power to bring about the reconsideration of the 1972 conviction and/or the immediate release from prison of Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, and that the Judiciary Committee should inquire into the information known to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which was not released to the California Attorney General and courts in 1980.

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt did not receive a fair trial because of secret Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) efforts to discredit Pratt by the dissemination of false information about him and FBI concealment of the informant status of the primary witness against him; (2) congressional inquiries are warranted to ascertain the full extent of information withheld from the California authorities in 1980; (3) the Governor of California and/or the California Board of Prison Terms should take actions to bring about the reconsideration of the 1972 conviction or the release of Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt; and (4) the Judiciary Committee should inquire into the information known to the FBI which was not released to the California Attorney General and courts in 1980.

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Timeline

1. 14 March 1989

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 March 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 March 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 27 March 1989

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House · undated · Official file

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Introduced in House

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• Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] · D · Sponsor
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