Dan White wanted his job back. Days after resigning his position as one of San Francisco's eleven supervisors, he had second thoughts, and asked Mayor George Moscone to reappoint him. When he learned the Mayor would not honor his request, White went to City Hall and gunned down both the mayor and San Francisco's first gay supervisor, Harvey Milk. Few expected, in White's trial the following year, that the jury would not return a murder conviction.

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famous trials, reaction to the verdict in the trial of dan white. the life and times of harvey milk. new yorker films (1984), trial courts

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)