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Domestic News
July 16, 1943
The Butler County Press
Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio
What is this article about?
President Roosevelt commuted the death sentence of Detroit traitor Max Stephan to life imprisonment on the eve of his execution, citing the sentence's severity under treason statutes.
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President Saves Life
Of Traitor Stephan
Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-On the very eve of his scheduled execution, the death sentence of Max Stephan, Detroit traitor, was commuted by President Roosevelt to life imprisonment.
The Chief Executive took this step, a White House announcement said, because he believed "that the sentence imposed by the court was too severe in that it did not sufficiently take into account the statute which provides for the consideration of different qualities of treason."
Of Traitor Stephan
Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-On the very eve of his scheduled execution, the death sentence of Max Stephan, Detroit traitor, was commuted by President Roosevelt to life imprisonment.
The Chief Executive took this step, a White House announcement said, because he believed "that the sentence imposed by the court was too severe in that it did not sufficiently take into account the statute which provides for the consideration of different qualities of treason."
What sub-type of article is it?
Legal Or Court
Execution
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Max Stephan
Death Sentence
Commutation
President Roosevelt
Treason
What entities or persons were involved?
President Roosevelt
Max Stephan
Where did it happen?
Washington, D. C.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington, D. C.
Key Persons
President Roosevelt
Max Stephan
Outcome
death sentence commuted to life imprisonment.
Event Details
On the eve of his scheduled execution, President Roosevelt commuted the death sentence of Max Stephan, a Detroit traitor convicted of treason, to life imprisonment, believing the original sentence was too severe and did not adequately consider the statute on different qualities of treason.