Mr. McLaughlin

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Charge:	"Alcohol crime (Incl. illegal manufacturing, possessing, selling or transporting whisky)"
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Year Crime:	1926
Year Convicted:	1927
Year Cleared:	1928
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Pennsylvania - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Allegheny
City of Crime:	Homestead
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Mr. McLaughlin was wrongly convicted in federal court in 1927 of the federal crimes of conspiring to manufacture, possess, sell, and transport moonshine whisky, and also for the substantive offenses of manufacturing, possessing, selling, and transporting the same in Homestead, Pennsylvania in May 1926. After his conviction by a jury McLaughlin appealed. On March 7, 1928 the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed McLaughlin's conviction on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt of the federal crimes he was convicted of committing. "
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Innocence Proved By:	"On March 7, 1928 the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed McLaughlin's conviction on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt of the federal crimes he was convicted of committing. "
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"McLaughlin v. United States, 26 F. 2d 1 (3rd Circuit 1928) (Reversing conviction and ordering judgment of acquittal based on insufficient evidence of guilt.)"
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Mr. McLaughlin

Charge:

"Alcohol crime (Incl. illegal manufacturing, possessing, selling or transporting whisky)"

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1926

Year Convicted:

1927

Year Cleared:

1928

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pennsylvania - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Allegheny

City of Crime:

Homestead

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On March 7, 1928 the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed McLaughlin's conviction on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt of the federal crimes he was convicted of committing. "

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Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"McLaughlin v. United States, 26 F. 2d 1 (3rd Circuit 1928) (Reversing conviction and ordering judgment of acquittal based on insufficient evidence of guilt.)"

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