[dubious – discuss] Jimi's defense attorneys were Leonard Weinglass and John Wolfe.
Jimi Simmons was tried in 1981 after spending two and a half years in solitary confinement.
This raised the spectre of Bobby Seale's treatment during the Chicago 7 (8) trial, where Leonard Weinglass had been one of the defense attorneys.
A documentary film has been made of his life and trial titled Making the River.
Making the River was directed by Sarah Del Seronde and produced by Paul Stoll.