This Day in History December 13, 1971

By Ruth on December 13, 2013 in history
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Not the usual feature today.   On this date in 1971, John Sinclair was released from prison. The Michigan State Supreme Court overturned his conviction as unconstitutional.  He was imprisoned for ten years for the possession of two marijuana  joints.  He only served two years.  I had no idea that this has been such a big deal.

For more information:

http://famousdaily.com/history/john-sinclair-10-year-sentence-marijuana.html

http://www.reasonabledoubt.org/criminallawblog/entry/december-13-1971-john-sinclair-freed-from-10-year-sentence-for-possessing-two-joints-today-in-crime-history

http://modernhistorian.blogspot.com/2010/12/on-this-day-in-history-john-sinclair.html

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