Benjamin E. Erb, juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Title: Benjamin E. Erb, juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, in court, Los Angeles, 1938
Date Created: [between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Date: 1938-01-17/1938-02-18
Publisher: Los Angeles Daily News
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description: Benjamin E. Erb, oil worker and resident of 2512 North Eastlake Avenue in Los Angeles, pictured serving on the jury for the famous "White Flame" double murder trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Caption: Text from original nitrate sleeve: Erb, Banjamin[sic] E.

Genre: news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Names: Erb, Benjamin E., 1890-1988
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
People
Crimes of passion--California--Glendale
Homicides--California--Glendale
Juries--California--Los Angeles
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Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
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