Vincent Hallinan was a lawyer from San Francisco, California. He ran for President of the United States in the 1952 election, as the candidate for Henry Wallace’s Progressive Party and was the third higest polling candidate in the election[1] (http://www.search.eb.com/elections/etable3.html). He was also indicted (along with his wife, Vivian) by the IRS on 14 counts of tax evasion. This article is about the city in California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd) - Land 404,298 km² - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Seal of the President of the United States, official impression The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... Introduction After several years of stalemate in the Korean War and a choppy economy, the Truman administration was relatively unpopular. ... Henry Agard Wallace (October 7, 1888–November 18, 1965) was the 33rd Vice President of the United States. ... The United States Progressive Party refers to three distinct political parties in 20th-century United States politics. ... IRS is short for U.S. Internal Revenue Service short for Indian Revenue Service short for Independent rear suspension, used in automobiles. ... This article contrasts tax evasion, tax avoidance, tax resistance and tax mitigation. ...
Vincent was convicted on five counts and was fined $US622,000 and sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, after he reported only 20% of his income from 1947 to 1950[2] (http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,890799,00.html). Vivian was acquitted. This was his second federal prison term, having served a six month term after the Harry Bridges’s trial. He was subsequently disbarred by the State Bar of California. The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... This is a list of U.S. federal prisons. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Harry Bridges (July 28, 1901 - March 30, 1990) was an influential American labor leader in the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), a union of longshore and warehouse workers on the West Coast and in Hawaii and Alaska which he helped form and led for over forty years. ...
He is the father of San Francisco attorney and politician Terence Hallinan.
Hallinan was elected on a platform of change, stressing the need to focus on combating violent crime, developing alternative programs for non-violent offenders and streamlining the operations of the District Attorney's office, as well as other innovations.
Hallinan's term in office as District Attorney has already been praised for his hands-on involvement in the courtroom, tough administrative decisions, and significant improvements in the way the DA's office provides support and services to victims of violent crime in San Francisco.
His late father, VincentHallinan, was a renowned attorney who defended labor leader Harry Bridges in court and once ran for President of the United States.
VincentHallinan was both loved and loathed in the San Francisco Bay Area as a fighter for progressive causes.
In its description of Vivian Hallinan's testimony, the California Supreme Court gave a surprisingly poignant recitation of the pressures Hallinan was under during his adolescence: "...[I]t appears to be her feeling that the primary causes of her son's bellicosity lay in certain unique developments during the period of his adolescence.
Hallinan notes with obvious pride that not only was he supporting himself on his wages at this time, but that he quickly saved up enough money to buy his parents the first television set the family had ever owned.
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