The State - News from Sept. 26, 1989

Ex-convict Tyrone Robinson, 25, pleaded not guilty to charges that he shot and killed Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton on Aug. 22. Oakland Municipal Judge Horace Wheatley set Nov. 17 for a preliminary hearing to determine whether Robinson will be bound over to Alameda County Superior Court for trial. Alfons Wagner, Robinson’s lawyer, told reporters that he was having difficulty getting information on Newton’s violent past. Robinson told investigators that he exchanged gunfire with Newton in self-defense. Oakland police said they found the gun used to kill Newton, but no other weapons were found at the scene. Wagner said it was “not uncommon” for a weapon to disappear from a crime scene in Oakland.