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John F. Allen

Released
Era:1950s
State:Pennsylvania
Time Imprisoned:
10 Months
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Biography

John F. Allen worked in Harry Truitt’s dental laboratory. Arrested during the 1950 New Kensington picketing dispute, he served ten months before winning an appeal. A retrial in March 1952 acquitted him.

Case

Charges: Obstructing an officer; assault and battery; aggravated assault and battery
Arrested: Mar 18, 1950
Sentence: One year plus three years originally imposed. Reversed December 19, 1951. Ten months actually served. Acquitted at the March 1952 retrial.