Frank Spector

Released
Full name:Frank Efroim Spector
Date of birth:1900
Date of death:15. 10. 1982
Age:82† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:California
Time Imprisoned:
5 Years 10 Months 22 Days
Support
Communism Communist Party USA
Frank Spector

Biography

Russian Jewish immigrant 1913. International Labor Defense district organizer; Imperial Valley agricultural strike organizer. Prior 1930 California Criminal Syndicalism conviction (3-42 years San Quentin). Smith Act / Yates defendant; 5 years; reversed.

Case

Charges: Smith Act (1951 Los Angeles prosecution; convictions reversed by Yates v. United States, 1957)
Arrested: Jul 25, 1951
Incarcerated: Jul 25, 1951
Released: Jun 16, 1957
Sentence: 5 years; reversed by Yates v. US 1957
Convicted: Yes

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