1947 Press Photo Walter Steele hugs his mother in court, Massachusetts

Walter Steele, 24, of Brockton, Massachusetts, shown in district court in Brockton as he and his mother, Mrs. Samuel Steele, joyfully embraced after he was freed of a charge of murder. He was accused of the bludgeon-murder of Rene Cote.

Photo is dated 1947.

Photo measures 6.5 x 8.75 inches.