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James H. Durkin

Released
Full name:James Durkin
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Colorado
Support
Labor Organizing Communism
James H. Durkin

Biography

James H. Durkin was a former Mine-Mill international representative prosecuted in the federal conspiracy case over Taft-Hartley non-Communist affidavits. A jury convicted him on December 17, 1959, but the Tenth Circuit held the evidence insufficient and directed dismissal of the indictment against him in 1962. He remained free on bail and did not serve a prison sentence.

Case

Charges: Conspiracy to file false Taft-Hartley non-Communist affidavits
Sentence: No imprisonment. He remained free on bail, and the Tenth Circuit directed dismissal of the indictment in 1962.
Convicted: Yes