J. Minor Sullivan III

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Full name:J. Minor Sullivan 3d
Date of birth:18. 01. 1912
Date of death:18. 01. 2003
Age:91† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:New Jersey
Support
Civil Rights
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Biography

Dr. J. Minor Sullivan III was a Black Trenton physician who examined the Trenton Six while serving as a deputy county physician. After he testified that some defendants appeared drugged, frightened, or suggestible when their confessions were taken, prosecutors charged him with perjury. He was convicted on February 9, 1956 and sentenced on April 20 to two years of probation and a $1,500 fine. The sentence did not include jail.

Case

Charges: Seven counts of perjury arising from testimony in the Trenton Six case
Sentence: Two years of probation and a $1,500 fine imposed April 20, 1956; no jail sentence.
Convicted: Yes

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