Davis, George Thomas, 1907-2006
Variant namesThomas J. Mooney and Warren K. Billings were tried and convicted of murder following the San Francisco Preparedness Day bombing of July 22, 1916. On Jan. 7, 1939, Mooney was pardoned and released from San Quentin. In Oct, 1939, Billings' sentence was commuted to time served and he also was released; in 1961 he received a formal pardon from Gov. Edmund G. Brown.
George T. Davis was a defense attorney who worked for both Mooney and Billings.
From the description of George T. Davis collection of legal documents related to Thomas J. Mooney and Warren K. Billings, 1916-1971 (bulk 1930-1937). (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 54044630
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associatedWith | Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office | corporateBody |
correspondedWith | Billings, Warren K., 1893-1972. | person |
associatedWith | California. Supreme Court. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Davis, George Thomas, 1907- | person |
associatedWith | Mooney, Thomas J., 1882-1942 | person |
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Habeas corpus |
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Birth 1907
Death 2006