Manuel Reyes

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Hispanic
Era:1940s
State:California
Support
Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee (defense)
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Biography

Mexican-American youth and one of twelve defendants convicted in the January 1943 Sleepy Lagoon murder trial after the August 1942 death of José Díaz in Los Angeles County. Convicted of second-degree murder by an all-white jury. The convictions were reversed by the California District Court of Appeal in October 1944.

Case

San Quentin State Prison
Charges: Second-degree murder of José Díaz
Arrested: Aug 2, 1942
Released: Oct 23, 1944
Sentence: 5 years to life Verdict as recorded: Yes — conviction reversed in People v. Zammora (1944)
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: California

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