Manuel Reyes

Released
Date of birth:1925
Gender:Male
Race:Hispanic
Era:1940s
State:California
Time Imprisoned:
2 Years 2 Months 14 Days
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Manuel Reyes

Biography

Mexican-American youth and one of twelve defendants convicted in the January 1943 Sleepy Lagoon murder trial after the August 1942 death of José Díaz in Los Angeles County. Convicted of second-degree murder by an all-white jury. The convictions were reversed by the California District Court of Appeal in October 1944.

Case

San Quentin State Prison
Charges: Murder; two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder
Arrested: Aug 9, 1942
Incarcerated: Aug 9, 1942
Released: Oct 23, 1944
Sentence: 5 years to life
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Not guilty
Institution State: California

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