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In Re Deb
In Re Debs: 1895 Defendant: Eugene V. DebsCrimes Charged: Contempt of court and conspiracyChief Defense Lawyers: Clarence Darrow, S. Gregory, and Lyman TrumbullChief Prosecutors: John C. Black, T. M. Milchrist, and Edwin WalkerJudges: Peter Grosscup and William A. WoodsPlace: Chicago,... Read more |
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Bloody Assizes 1685
Bloody Assizes was the name given to the mass trials of Monmouth's rebels in 1685, presided over by Jeffreys and four other judges. Nearly all the 1,300 prisoners were undoubtedly guilty of treason, for which the sentence was death by hanging, disembowelling, and quartering. The revulsion against... Read more |
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Tax Evasion
TAX EVASION The process whereby a person, through commission of fraud, unlawfully pays less tax than the law mandates. Tax evasion is a criminal offense under federal and state statutes. A person who is convicted is subject to a prison sentence, a fine, or both. The failure to file a federal tax... Read more |
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Williams v. Mississippi
Williams v. Mississippi, 170 U.S. 213 (1898), argued 18 Mar. 1898, decided 25 Apr. 1898 by vote of 9 to 0; McKenna for the Court. An all‐white grand jury indicted Williams, a Mississippi black man, for murder. An all‐white petit jury convicted him and sentenced him to be hanged.... Read more |
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Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Bruno Richard Hauptmann Trial: 1935 Defendant: Bruno Richard HauptmannCrime Charged: MurderChief Defense Lawyer: Edward J. ReillyChief Prosecutor David T. WilentzJudge: Thomas W. TrenchardPlace: Flemington, New JerseyDates of Trial: January 2-February 13, 1935Verdict: ... Read more |
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James Riddle Hoffa
James Riddle Hoffa , 1913-75?, U.S. labor leader, b. Brazil, Indiana. As a young warehouseman he organized (1932) a union that was admitted two years later into the Teamsters Union . Hoffa rose swiftly in the Teamsters, in 1952 becoming international vice president and in 1957 succeeding Dave Beck... Read more |
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commutation of sentence
commutation of sentence in criminal law, reduction of a sentence for a criminal act by action of the executive head of the government. Like pardon , commutation of sentence is a matter of grace, not of right; it is distinguished from pardon, however, in that the conviction of crime is not... Read more |
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Marcus Mosiah Garvey
Marcus Mosiah Garvey Trial: 1923 Defendants: Elie Garcia, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Orlando Thompson, and George TobiasCrime Charged: Using the U.S. mail to defraudChief Defense Lawyers: Armin Kohn, William C. Mathews, Cornelius W. McDougald, and Vernal Williams (Garvey also represented... Read more |
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