This item is the jury’s guilty verdict in the Al Capone tax evasion case. Capone, an organized crime boss in Chicago, was convicted by a jury on charges of tax evasion for failing to pay taxes on money earned through illegal operations. The verdict includes the criminal case numbers, name of presiding judge, the number of criminal counts or charges, signatures of jurors, verdict date, and jurors’ verdict on each count.
Al Capone's Guilty Verdict
- 10/17/1931
Description
The right to trial by jury, guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment, is so fundamental that it dates to Magna Carta of 1215. A jury of one’s peers stands between the accused and the government, preventing abuse of power. The Seventh Amendment protects the same right in civil trials. Here, the jury signed the verdict in gangster Al Capone’s tax evasion trial.
This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States.
National Archives Identifier: 628966
Full Citation: Al Capone’s Guilty Verdict; 10/17/1931; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/al-capones-guilty-verdict/, March 31, 2026]
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