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Marcus Murphy

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

Marcus Murphy was one of the five St. Louis Smith Act defendants convicted in 1956 of conspiring to advocate revolution. Their convictions were set aside under the Yates standard and a new trial ordered; the government abandoned the case in October 1958.

Case

Charges: Smith Act — conspiracy to advocate the overthrow of the government
Sentence: Conviction reversed; prosecution dropped October 1958 Verdict as recorded: Convicted 1956; conviction reversed after Yates
Convicted: Yes