After a lengthy trial, all nine defendants were acquitted of the principal charge of incitement to riot. Four received suspended sentences for lesser offences. Their defence exposed weaknesses in police evidence and brought racist policing into public scrutiny. The outcome strengthened the capacity of Black communities to challenge the criminalization of their political organizing.
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All nine Mangrove defendants were acquitted of every charge against them.
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All defeated the principal incitement-to-riot charge, but four received suspended sentences for lesser offences.