Joseph Scherrer

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Colorado
Support
Communism Communist Party USA
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Biography

Joseph Scherrer was a Denver Communist arrested under the Smith Act in August 1954 during the McCarthy era. He was released on $5,000 bail, with trial set for January 1955.

Case

Charges: Smith Act — conspiring to advocate the overthrow of the U.S. government
Sentence: Released on $5,000 bail pending trial Verdict as recorded: Indicted 1954; trial set for January 1955
Convicted: No — pending trial

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