Robert Manewitz

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

Robert Manewitz was one of five St. Louis Smith Act defendants convicted in 1956 of conspiring to advocate the overthrow of the government. After the Supreme Court's Yates decision their convictions were reversed and a retrial ordered; in October 1958 the government 'reluctantly' dropped further prosecution.

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

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