Petitions, Reports, and Appellate Court and Clemency Decisions
Concerning the Trial of Sacco & Vanzetti

Commonwealth vs Nicola Sacco & Another, 255 Mass. 369; 151 N. E. 839 (May 12, 1926)
(Supreme Court of Massachusetts denies the motion of Sacco and Vanzetti for a new trial based on numerous alleged trial errors and erroneous rulings of law)

Commonwealth vs Nicola Sacco & Another, 259 Mass. 128; 156 N. E. 57 (April 5, 1927)
(Supreme Court of Massachusetts denies Sacco's motion for a new trial based on the Medeiros confession and other newly discovered evidence.)

Vanzetti's Petition to Governor Fuller Seeking Clemency (May 3, 1927)

Report of the Lowell Committee to Governor Fuller (July 27, 1927)

Response of Governor Fuller to Vanzetti's Clemency Petition (August 3, 1927)

Commonwealth vs Nicola Sacco & Another, 261 Mass. 12; 158 N. E. 167 (August 18, 1927)
(Supreme Court of Massachusetts holds that it lacks jurisdiction to entertain another motion of Sacco and Vanzetti for a new trial based on judicial bias and newly discovered evidence because the motion was filed more than a year after the verdict.)

Denial of Request for Stay of Execution: Opinion of U. S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes (August 19, 1927)
 

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