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McKinley Forrest

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1950s
State:New Jersey
Time Imprisoned:
2 Years 10 Months 9 Days
Support
Communism Trenton Six
McKinley Forrest

Biography

Trenton Six defendant. Acquitted on retrial 1951.

The May 23, 1951 National Guardian reports sworn retrial testimony challenging the Trenton Six confessions and describing alleged police coercion and drugging. Forrest described five days of unconsciousness and testimony supporting an alibi. These are attributed testimony; interrogation or blackout lengths are not the person’s entire jail term. This midtrial account does not replace later verdict or release information. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/national-guardian/1951-05-23-3-31-nat-guardian.pdf#page=5

Case

New Jersey State Prison, Trenton
Charges: New Jersey state murder.
Arrested: Feb 10, 1948
Sentenced: Aug 5, 1948
Incarcerated: Aug 5, 1948
Released: Jun 14, 1951
Sentence: Death (acquitted on retrial 1951)
Prosecutor: Mario Volpe
Judge: Hon. Charles P. Hutchinson
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: New Jersey