People v. Flanagan

The defendants were jointly charged with being members of the Industrial Workers of the World, .in violation of the Criminal Syndicalism Act. (Stats. 1919, p. 281.) They were jointly tried. Flanagan and Stagland were convicted and the other defendants, three in number, were acquitted. The convicted defendants moved for new trials, and their motions were denied. They were thereupon sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison for the terms provided by law, not less than one nor more than fourteen years. They have appealed from the judgments of conviction and the orders denying their motions…