Chauncey Bailey murder: ‘Justice has finally been done’

Chauncey Bailey murder: ‘Justice has finally been done’

June 10, 2011

OAKLAND — Nearly four years after Oakland Post editor Chauncey Bailey was gunned down on his morning walk to work, a jury convicted the former leader of Your Black Muslim Bakery of murder for ordering the journalist’s assassination. Yusuf Bey IV — who a prosecutor said terrorized Oakland — will likely spend the rest of his life in prison.

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Book soon to be released on Bailey murder (0)

A book recounting the dawn, growth and murderous crescendo of Oakland’s Your Black Muslim Bakery is about to hit the stands, penned by one of the Chauncey Bailey Project’s lead reporters and adding new details to the sensational case.

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GPS ruling could affect bakery leader’s appeal in Bailey murder (0)

Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that police need a warrant before placing tracking devices on criminal suspects’ cars is likely to boost murderer Yusuf Bey IV’s appeals, but significant hurdles remain before he would get a new trial, lawyers said.

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GPS ruling could affect bakery leader’s appeal in Bailey murder (0)

Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that police need a warrant before placing tracking devices on criminal suspects’ cars is likely to boost murderer Yusuf Bey IV’s appeals, but significant hurdles remain before he would get a new trial, lawyers said.

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