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American lawyer
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Male
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Birth:
23 October 1920(Manhattan)
Death:
31 December 1998(NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Marshall Perlin (August 23, 1920 – December 31, 1998) was a civil-liberties lawyer, who along with Emanuel Hirsch Bloch, defended Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. He came to the trial after the sentencing, during the appeal process.
Biography
He was born on August 23, 1920 in Manhattan and later graduated from Rutgers University. He completed Columbia Law School in 1942, but his degree was not conferred until 1947 while he served in World War II. He represented Michael Meeropol and Robert Meeropol, the children of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg after the Rosenberg's were sentenced. He was the trial lawyer for Morton Sobell, the Rosenbergs' co-defendant. He died on December 31, 1998.