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Dirk De Jonge

 

Charge:

Criminal Syndicalism

Sentence:

7 years

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1933

Year Convicted:

1934

Year Cleared:

1937

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Oregon

County or Region of Crime:

Multnomah

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Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Dirk De Jonge was wrongly convicted of Criminal Syndicalism in Multnomah County, Oregon. He was sentenced to seven years in prison. His conviction was affirmed by the Oregon Supreme Court. On January 4, 1937 the U.S. Supreme Court reversed De Jonge's conviction in a majority decision."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On January 4, 1937 the U.S. Supreme Court reversed De Jonge's conviction in a majority decision."

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Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"De Jonge v. Oregon, 299 US 353 (USSC, 1937) (Reversing conviction)"

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https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=9236510708217813075&q=communist+1957+conviction&hl=en&as_sdt=40006

Information Source 2:

"State v. De Jonge, 152 Ore. 315; 51 P. (2d) 674 (Ore. Supreme Ct, 1935) "

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