Dan White trial and the White Night riots

Dan White's trial for the murders of Moscone and Milk took place in San Francisco Superior Court in 1979, where he was convicted of voluntary manslaughter on May 21, 1979. The verdict and perceived leniency sparked the White Night riots, a large protest and civil disturbance in San Francisco that night. The trial and its outcome remain a notable and controversial episode in the city's legal and social history.