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Stanley Michelson

AKA: Stanley Michelson Jr.
Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1970s
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Anti-War Gainesville Eight
Stanley Michelson

Biography

Vietnam-era veteran and member of Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) indicted in 1972 as one of the 'Gainesville Eight' for conspiracy to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. All eight defendants were acquitted by a federal jury on August 31, 1973.

The Gainesville trial was heard by U.S. District Judge Winston E. Arnow, with Jack Carrouth appearing for the prosecution.

Original document 1236, PDF page 11; Original document 1236, PDF page 18; Original document 1236, PDF page 20.

Case

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Charges: Conspiracy to incite a riot at the 1972 Republican National Convention
Arrested: Jul 10, 1972
Prosecutor: Jack Carrouth
Judge: Winston E. Arnow
Convicted: No
Institution State: Florida