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5 giorni fa · On June 16, 1944, George Stinney Jr., a 14-year-old African American boy, was falsely accused, convicted, and subsequently executed for murdering two white girls. He was denied due process and convicted by an all-white jury after only 10 minutes of deliberation. Evidence introduced later proved his innocence.
2 giorni fa · George Stinney Jr.'s Arrest. On a fateful day in March 1944, George Stinney Jr., a 14-year-old African-American boy, was arrested by local police in his hometown of Alcolu, South Carolina. His arrest followed the tragic discovery of two young girls, Betty June Binnicker and Mary Emma Thames, who had been brutally murdered.
1 giorno fa · Nel 1944, il quattordicenne George Stinney (in foto) fu condannato a morte dopo soli 10 minuti di deliberazione per il presunto omicidio di due giovani ragazze nella Carolina del Sud.
2 giorni fa · Court Acknowledges Wrongful Execution of 14-Year-Old George Stinney Mental Illness Executing people with mental illness presents the same concerns about culpability and reliability that led the Court to bar the death penalty for children and people with intellectual disability.
3 giorni fa · In 1944, 14-year-old George Stinney was electrocuted in South Carolina for the murder of two young white girls. George was ninety pounds, and there was no evidence that he had murdered anyone. Only white people were allowed at the trial, and his attorney (a tax attorney) called no witnesses. This case has always deeply disturbed me as I imagine ...
1 giorno fa · Larry Roberts, the 200th exoneree, was wrongfully convicted in 1983 for the murder of a fellow prisoner and prison guard at the California Medical Center in Vacaville, California. The only witnesses to these stabbings were fellow prisoners who testified against Mr. Roberts; he was sentenced to death for both ...
1 giorno fa · Rally to #AbolishTheDeathPenalty Join us for a rally to #AbolishTheDeathPenalty in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. Movement leaders,...
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