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1. The ring-leader in the 1969 murder of actress Sharon
Tate and others.
3. Davis Medical School applicant brought suit, and the Supreme
Court ultimately established there could be such a thing as reverse
discrimination.
6. Tried for and acquitted in 1893 of the murder of her father
and stepmother in Massachusetts.
7. 17th Century trial in which 200 people were accused of witchcraft.
9. Tried for the kidnapping of Charles Lindburgh's baby in 1935.
11. Known as the “teflon don,” finally convicted in
1992 and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
13. This physician's trial for the murder of his wife formed the
basis for the television show The Fugitive.
14. Controversial comedian tried on charges of obscenity in 1964.
15. Charged with teaching evolution, went to trial that became
known as the “Monkey Trial”.
16. Printer charged with seditious libel, then acquitted in case
establishing truth as a legitimate defense.
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2. Former Panamanian leader convicted in the U.S. of drug trafficking
in 1991.
4. The central figure in the trial involving the largest savings
and loan collapse in history.
5. The defendant tried in the high profile 1978 Son of Sam Trial.
7. Gerry Spence represented decedentŐs estate in case that sparked
uproar about the safety of nuclear facilities.
8. 1989 case in which hotel magnate's wife was convicted of tax
evasion.
9. Late 19th century Chicago trial arising from a growing labor
movement's riot.
10. Supreme Court decision which effectively sanctioned discriminatory
state legislation, finally overruled with Brown v. Board of Education.
12. Mob figure finally brought to justice in 1931 on charges of
tax evasion.
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