George Stinney

African-American boy who was executed as a 14-year-old after being convicted of murdering a pair of white girls. Seven decades after the execution, the conviction was overturned on the grounds that his Sixth Amendment rights had been violated due to his lack of legal defense during the trial. There was only circumstantial evidence linking him to the homicides. In 2024, it was ruled that he was wrongfully convicted.

George Stinney was born 21st October 1929 in South Carolina, United States. Their primary profession is listed as other. They died in 1944. On 21 October, 623 people in our archive share this birthday.