Murder trial in Massachusetts, USA, 192021. Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco (18911927) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (18881927) were convicted of murder during an alleged robbery. The conviction was upheld on appeal, with application for retrial denied. Prolonged controversy delayed execution until 1927. In 1977 the verdict was declared unjust because of the judge's prejudice against the accuseds' anarchist views.
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