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Marcus Singer

Released
Date of birth:1914
Date of death:1994
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:New York
Support
Civil Liberties
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Biography

Marcus Singer was a Cornell University zoologist prosecuted for refusing to name former associates before the House Un-American Activities Committee. In 1956 he was fined $100 and given a suspended three-month jail sentence. The full U.S. Court of Appeals vacated the judgment on June 28, 1957 after the Supreme Court’s Watkins decision. Singer did not serve the suspended jail term.

Case

Charges: Contempt of Congress
Sentenced: Apr 13, 1956
Sentence: A $100 fine and a suspended three-month jail sentence. The judgment was vacated; no imprisonment.
Convicted: Yes