Title:
Tomoya Kawakita hears his conviction
Caption:
And Now, Conviction--Suspense of the long trial is over and Tomoya Kawakita, 27, hears his conviction as traitor against the
United States of America. With him is his attorney, Morris Lavine. Jury was made up of nine women and three men
Creator/Contributor:
Los Angeles Times (Firm), Publisher
Date:
September 3, 1948
Subject:
War crime trials
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Kawakita, Tomoya, 1921- --Trials, litigation, etc
Lavine, Morris
Kawakita, Tomoya
Note:
Tomoya Kawakita, a Japanese American citizen who resided in Japan during World War Two, was convicted of treason against the
United States in 1947 for torturing American prisoners of war. After losing his appeal, Kawakita received a death sentence
in 1952 that was later commuted by President Eisenhower
Type:
news photographs
Physical Description:
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 10 x 12.5 cm
Identifier:
uclamss_1429_b46_53473
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