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April 3, 1960
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Fulton County solicitor to file charges against 76 college students arrested in Atlanta lunch counter segregation protests, violating trespassing, assembly, and anti-mask laws; trial set for May.
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Accusation Against 76 College Students To Be Filed This Week
Fulton County Criminal Court Solicitor John I. Kelley announced Friday that Criminal Court accusations will be filed Monday or Tuesday against approximately 76 college students arrested last month in 10 simultaneous lunch counter segregation protests.
The filing of the accusations is merely the prelude to the trial of the students. Contained in the official accusation papers will be the statement of state violations the students are accused of committing.
The date of the actual trial for the students has not been set officially, but Solicitor Kelley said the college students will come to trial in May.
They were charged with violating the state's new trespassing law and two other sections involving unlawful assembly and parts of the state anti-mask law.
The 76 demonstrators were bound over to Criminal Court. 59 from Atlanta Municipal Court and 17 from Fulton County Civil Court.
Without elaborating further. Mr Kelley indicated that persons other than those arrested will be named in the accusations. The solicitor said that arrests were not made at the scenes of all the demonstrations. "We are trying to get the names of all the participants,"
Fulton County Criminal Court Solicitor John I. Kelley announced Friday that Criminal Court accusations will be filed Monday or Tuesday against approximately 76 college students arrested last month in 10 simultaneous lunch counter segregation protests.
The filing of the accusations is merely the prelude to the trial of the students. Contained in the official accusation papers will be the statement of state violations the students are accused of committing.
The date of the actual trial for the students has not been set officially, but Solicitor Kelley said the college students will come to trial in May.
They were charged with violating the state's new trespassing law and two other sections involving unlawful assembly and parts of the state anti-mask law.
The 76 demonstrators were bound over to Criminal Court. 59 from Atlanta Municipal Court and 17 from Fulton County Civil Court.
Without elaborating further. Mr Kelley indicated that persons other than those arrested will be named in the accusations. The solicitor said that arrests were not made at the scenes of all the demonstrations. "We are trying to get the names of all the participants,"
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Justice
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Segregation Protests
Lunch Counter Sit Ins
Trespassing Charges
Unlawful Assembly
Atlanta Students
What entities or persons were involved?
John I. Kelley
Where did it happen?
Fulton County, Atlanta
Story Details
Key Persons
John I. Kelley
Location
Fulton County, Atlanta
Event Date
Arrested Last Month, Trial In May
Story Details
Fulton County Criminal Court Solicitor John I. Kelley announced that accusations will be filed against 76 college students arrested in lunch counter segregation protests for violating trespassing law, unlawful assembly, and anti-mask law. Trial expected in May; additional participants may be named.