SCLC #649 · Lyerly, Georgia officer Payne: documented conviction is §371 conspiracy
Lyerly, Georgia officer Herbert G. Payne was reported to have incited a mob that beat a man twice to drive him out of town. Payne and a private participant were indicted under §242 and §371, but the documented March 1959 conviction was §371 conspiracy to violate §242, not a shown substantive §242 conviction or proof Payne personally beat the victim; the private participant’s outcome is unreported in this source. The six-case crosswalk (#632) was amended to reflect the charge precisely.
Archive: 1959-lyerly-georgia-officer-payne-mob-beating-section-371-conspiracy. Craft: indictment ≠ conviction on each count; conspiracy ≠ substantive; private-participant outcome unreported ≠ acquittal claim.
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