Morton Sobell (born April 11, 1917 in New York City) was an American engineer who worked for General Electric and Reeves Electronics on military and government contracts. Sobell was the third defendant along with Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, at their 1951 espionage trial. (He and his family had earlier fled to Mexico in June 1950, but had been forcibly repatriated by an armed gang two months later.) April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... New York, NY redirects here. ... GE redirects here. ... The Rosenbergs Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg (September 28, 1915 â June 19, 1953) and Julius Rosenberg (May 12, 1918 â June 19, 1953) were American citizens and CPUSA members who were thrust into the world spotlight when they were tried, convicted, and executed for spying for the Soviet Union. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with a length of 30 days. ...
He was found guilty along with the Rosenbergs, and sentenced to 30 years. He was sent directly to Alcatraz. A guard informed him of the execution of his friends, the Rosenbergs. Alcatraz Island is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California. ...
MortonSobell was born the son of Russian-born immigrants on April 11, 1917, in New York City.
Following MortonSobell's August 18, 1950, arrest by FBI Agents in Laredo, Texas, he was arraigned before the U.S. Commissioner, Southern District of Texas, waived removal to New York, and was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal on August 23, 1950.
MortonSobell applied for a writ of habeas corpus on Febrary 5, 1951, claiming the indictment of January 31, 1951, was vague and that his incrimination was a violation of his constitutional rights.