After the murder and assault convictions of 17 Mexican American youths in the Sleepy Lagoon murder case, the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee advocated for the defendants until the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the convictions as a miscarriage of justice. Family members of defendants in the Sleepy Lagoon murder case await a verdict from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in the Los Angeles Hall of Justice.
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Sleepy Lagoon Trial, Los Angeles, 1942-1943 Mexican Americans--California--Los Angeles Crime Activism Legal United States. Court of Appeals (9th Circuit)
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