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Born in Charles County, Maryland into a Roman Catholic family, Samuel Mudd was the fourth of 10 children of Henry Lowe and Sarah Ann (Reeves) Mudd. He grew up on Oak Hill, his father's tobacco plantation of several hundred acres, which was worked by 89 slaves and was located about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Washington, D.C. [1] [2]: 161
The following is an incomplete list of notable individuals that have entered an Alford plea.An Alford plea (also referred to as Alford guilty plea [1] [2] [3] and Alford doctrine) [4] [5] [6] in the law of the United States is a guilty plea in criminal court, [7] [8] [9] where the defendant does not admit the act and asserts innocence.
The only hard record that exists for the number of slaves held by Dr. Mudd is the U.S. 1860 Slave Census, which lists 5 slaves for Dr. Mudd. Also deleted the reference to Dr. Mudd during the trial repeatedly denying recognizing Booth. Dr. Mudd did not testify at the trial, nor did any of the other defendants.
The prosecution appealed to the Louisiana Supreme Court, but the state's highest court rejected the appeal. The prosecution dismissed the charges on October 11, 2018. Jones' nearly 45 years in prison was the second longest time spent incarcerated after a known wrongful conviction in U.S. history at the time.
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd is a 1980 historical drama film directed by Paul Wendkos. Based on a true story, it revolves around the 1865 assassination of Abraham Lincoln . Dennis Weaver plays the lead role of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd , who was imprisoned for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the killing.
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