People v. Zammora

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sleepy_Lagoon_murder_trial
gptkbp:appealCase People v. Zamora (1944) 66 Cal.App.2d 166
gptkbp:date 1942
gptkbp:defendant Henry Leyvas
Jose Diaz
several Mexican-American youths
gptkbp:historicalSignificance precursor to Zoot Suit Riots
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label People v. Zammora
gptkbp:impact highlighted racial prejudice in legal system
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:California
gptkbp:location Sleepy Lagoon, Los Angeles, California
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:notableFor controversial trial procedures
denial of right to change clothes
denial of right to sit with attorneys
mass trial of 22 defendants
gptkbp:result convictions later overturned
gptkbp:subject gptkb:murder
gptkbp:victim Jose Diaz
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sleepy_Lagoon_murder_case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7