Olava Skottedal

Released
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:New York
Support
Anti-War Civil Liberties American Labor Party
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Biography

Olava Skottedal was arrested in Babylon, Long Island in 1951 for distributing the National Guardian and an American Labor Party peace petition; held on $500 bail and denied a jury trial, she faced up to two years and a $1,000 fine for the leafleting.

Case

Charges: Distributing literature / a peace petition — under a local ordinance.
Sentence: Held on $500 bail; faced up to two years.
Convicted: Arrested and prosecuted; denied a jury trial.

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