Scott Camil

Released
Date of birth:19. 08. 1946
Age:80
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1970s
State:Florida
Support
Anti-War Vietnam Veterans Against the War Gainesville Eight
Scott Camil

Biography

Two-tour Marine Vietnam veteran turned anti-war organizer and a founding regional coordinator of Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW). Lead defendant of the 'Gainesville Eight' indicted in 1972 for conspiracy to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach with firebombs and weapons. All eight were acquitted by a federal jury in Gainesville, Florida on August 31, 1973.

Case

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Charges: Conspiracy to incite a riot at the 1972 Republican National Convention
Arrested: Jul 10, 1972
Sentence: Verdict as recorded: No — acquitted by jury August 31, 1973
Prosecutor: Jack Carrouth
Judge: Winston Arnow
Indicted: Yes
Convicted: No — acquitted
Institution State: Florida

Related Cases

Alton Foss Donald Perdue John Briggs John Kniffin Peter Mahoney Stanley Michelson William Patrick Patterson