Quanell X promises to appeal conviction
/Community activist Quanell X filed notice Tuesday that he will appeal
his misdemeanor conviction of fleeing a police officer handed down the
day before. "There's no evidence to support this conviction," defense
attorney Stanley Schneider said outside the Harris County Criminal
Justice Center. The activist's lawyers said they will seek a new trial.
Quanell X was in court Tuesday to complete paperwork for his sentence
and arrange a $1,500 appeal bond. A jury convicted him Monday of
fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer. State District Judge
Brock Thomas sentenced him to six months of probation and ordered him
to pay a $300 fine and perform 30 hours of community service.
Imposition of his sentence will be on hold while his appeal is pending,
his lawyers said. Quanell X refused to speak to reporters Tuesday. One
of his lawyers, Robert Jones, said the activist would speak about his
case during a Sunday rally at the New Black Panther Nation
headquarters. [more]
