English: Summary
Drawing shows an interior view of a courtroom at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York where, on the left, several Taiwanese defendants from the international gang United Bamboo sit during the trial; Houston-based defense attorney Jan W. Fox stands at center and cross-examines Detective Robert Chung, on the stand at right, who infiltrated the gang in Houston; other defense lawyers sit around her and in front of the defendants. Ann Vitale, the prosecuting attorney sits between Fox and Chang, and in the background, Judge Robert Carter presides.
Contributor Names
Papin, Joseph, artist
Created / Published
[Place not identified] : [Publisher not identified], [1986]
Subject Headings
- Judicial proceedings--New York (State)--New York--1980-1990
- Organized crime--United States--1980-1990
- Lawyers--New York (State)--New York--1980-1990
- Criminals--Taiwanese--New York (State)--New York--1980-1990
- Courtrooms--New York (State)--New York--1980-1990
Headings
Courtroom sketches--1980-1990.
Drawings--Color--1980-1990.
Genre
Courtroom sketches--1980-1990
Drawings--Color--1980-1990
Notes
- Caption label from exhibit Drawing Justice: Taiwanese Gang on Trial in New York. Taiwanese defendants were indicted on conspiracy charges for operating as part of the international gang, United Bamboo, for involvement in gambling, drug trafficking, and prostitution under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The group was also charged with the death of journalist Henry Liu. On August 4, 1986, Houston-based attorney Jan W. Fox questioned Detective Robert Chung, who had infiltrated the gang. Believing they were expanding their narcotics operation in several cities, the gang unwittingly recruited FBI agent Steven Wong and other law enforcement officers, including Chung, into their fold. Ultimately eight members of United Bamboo received sentences ranging from ten to twenty-five years from Judge Robert L. Carter of the U.S. District Court for the South District of New York: appeal at United States v. Chang An-Lo, aka White Wolf, 851 F.2d 547 (1988).
- Title from item.
- Gift; Jane Papin; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:128.154)
- Exhibited: "Drawing Justice" at the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C., April - October 2017.
Medium
1 drawing on gray paper : porous point pen, blue ink, and opaque white ; sheet 43 x 50.8 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2015:128, no. 154 [P&P]
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id
ppmsca 51132 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.51132
Library of Congress Control Number
2017645109
Reproduction Number
LC-DIG-ppmsca-51132 (digital file from original drawing)
Rights Advisory
No known restrictions on publication.
Access Advisory
Served by appointment (Unprocessed). To make a request, see "Access to Unprocessed Materials," https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/022_unpr.html
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