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Description:
After the murder and assault convictions of 17 Mexican American youths in the Sleepy Lagoon murder case, the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee advocated for the defendants until the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the convictions as a miscarriage of justice.
Date:
Oct 1944
Resource Type:
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Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Description:
Defendants in the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial are reunited with family and friends in the Los Angeles Hall of Justice following their acquittal.
Date:
Oct 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Description:
Defendants in the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial are reunited with family and friends in the Los Angeles Hall of Justice following their acquittal.
Date:
Oct 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Description:
Defendants in the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial are reunited with family and friends in the Los Angeles Hall of Justice following their acquittal.
Date:
Oct 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
