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J. Minor Sullivan

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1950s
State:New Jersey
Support
Civil Rights
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Biography

Dr. J. Minor Sullivan III was a Black Trenton physician convicted of seven counts of perjury in February 1956 for testifying that the Trenton Six defendants had appeared drugged when they 'confessed' — testimony that helped expose the frame-up. His prosecution capped a years-long vendetta by prosecutor Mario Volpe, and he faced up to seven years.

Case

Charges: Perjury — for his exculpatory testimony in the Trenton Six case
Sentence: Faced up to seven years Verdict as recorded: Convicted February 1956; appealing
Convicted: Yes