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{Yusuf Bey IV} Man gets life term in ordering journalist's death
AP via SFGate ^ | 8/26/11 | TERRY COLLINS, Associated Press

Posted on 08/26/2011 1:06:10 PM PDT by SmithL

The former leader of an Oakland community group will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of ordering the killings of three men, including the first American journalist killed on U.S. soil for reporting a story in more than a decade.

An Alameda County Superior Court judge sentenced Yusuf Bey IV, 25, to three life terms in prison without the possibility of parole Friday.

As head of Your Black Muslim Bakery, Bey ordered his workers to kill the men in separate attacks in July 2007, prosecutors said.

According to trial testimony, Odell Roberson, 31, was killed in retaliation for the murder of Bey's brother by Roberson's nephew.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: 200707; bey; blackmuslimbakery; chaunceybailey; oakland; trop; ybmb
" an Oakland community group" = Your Black Muslim Bakery
1 posted on 08/26/2011 1:06:20 PM PDT by SmithL
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To: SmithL
an Oakland community group

Is that what they're calling murderous islamic gangs now?

2 posted on 08/26/2011 1:07:17 PM PDT by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: PGalt; GSWarrior
Justice for Chauncey Bailey Ping!
3 posted on 08/26/2011 1:10:44 PM PDT by SmithL
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To: SmithL

an Oakland community group...Community organizers, I’m sure they meant. WHAT??? NO hate crime prosecution??? I don’t understand.


4 posted on 08/26/2011 1:11:37 PM PDT by Safetgiver (I'd rather die under a free American sky than live under a Socialist regime.)
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To: SmithL

Oh, him again. Should’ve gotten the Big Jab.


5 posted on 08/26/2011 1:12:46 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: SmithL
"....will spend the rest of his life in prison....."

Never happen: black A-N-D Muslim A-N-D in California. Out in seven at the max.

6 posted on 08/26/2011 1:12:50 PM PDT by jmax
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To: jmax

In 5 if he recruits enough of the other prisoners.


7 posted on 08/26/2011 1:27:05 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: SmithL

I hope this doesn’t spark any protests in the ‘hood.


8 posted on 08/26/2011 1:43:41 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: LibWhacker

How does this case not result in a death sentence? Makes me wonder.


9 posted on 08/26/2011 1:54:57 PM PDT by pogo101
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To: pogo101

California.....even if he had got it they would never have carried it out!!!


10 posted on 08/26/2011 2:32:24 PM PDT by ontap
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To: ontap

True. He actually may have a more miserable existence in Pelican Bay for life than on death row. The latter has lots of nice privileges for those whom we supposedly plan to execute.


11 posted on 08/26/2011 3:17:00 PM PDT by pogo101
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To: SmithL

WOOOOHOOOO! Thanks for the ping; post; link, SmithL.


12 posted on 08/26/2011 7:06:08 PM PDT by PGalt
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