▁qualified ▁their ▁ver dict ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Ham pton ▁as ▁" based ▁sole ly ▁and ▁exclus ively ▁on ▁the ▁evidence ▁presented ▁to ▁this ▁in quisition "; ▁police ▁and ▁expert ▁witness es ▁provided ▁the ▁only ▁testim ony ▁during ▁the ▁in quest . ▁J ury ▁for eman ▁James ▁T . ▁H icks ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁consider ▁the ▁charges ▁made ▁by ▁surv iving ▁Black ▁Pan thers ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁a partment ; ▁they ▁had ▁told ▁rep or ters ▁that ▁the ▁police ▁entered ▁the ▁a partment ▁shooting . ▁The ▁surv iv ors ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁refused ▁to ▁test ify ▁during ▁the ▁in quest ▁because ▁they ▁faced ▁criminal ▁charges ▁of ▁attempted ▁murder ▁and ▁ag gra v ated ▁assault ▁during ▁the ▁ra id . ▁Att or ne ys ▁for ▁the ▁Ham pton ▁and ▁Clark ▁families ▁did ▁not ▁introduce ▁any ▁witness es ▁during ▁the ▁proceed ings , ▁but ▁described ▁the ▁in quest ▁as ▁" a ▁well - re he ars ed ▁the atr ical ▁performance ▁designed ▁to ▁v ind icate ▁the ▁police ▁officers ". ▁State ' s ▁Att orney ▁Edward ▁Han ra han ▁said ▁the ▁ver dict ▁was ▁recognition ▁" of ▁the ▁truth ful ness ▁of ▁our ▁police ▁officers ' ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁events ". ▁ ▁Federal ▁grand ▁j ury ▁Re leased ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁reports ▁of ▁a ▁federal ▁grand ▁j ury ▁critic ized ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁police , ▁the ▁surv iving ▁Black ▁Pan thers , ▁and ▁the ▁Chicago ▁news ▁media . ▁The