The Panther 21 were acquitted of the charges the CPP raised money to bail him out for in 1969 so if you believe in the justice system that means he was innocent. The shooting death that he is in jail for to took place in 1973 and so is unrelated to what CPP raised bail funds for. Just wanted to clarify because it wasn't clear when reading these comments.
That charge is for killing a state trooper for which he got a life sentence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assata_Shakur#New_Jersey_Turnp...