Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

United States v. Hedges

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided July 8, 1960No. 13,778PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

In the early morning of October 21, 1958, the nude and mutilated body of Helen Peoples was found in an alley in Waikiki Beach, Hawaii. An autopsy showed that the decedent had been strangled to death with one of her undergarments. There were numerous bruises about the face and body and several fractured ribs and a fractured jaw. A police investigation ultimately led to the accused and he was brought to trial before a general court-martial on a charge of premeditated murder. After a trial of thirteen days the accused was found guilty of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. DeainUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
  2. United States v. SearsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1956
  3. United States v. StewartUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1952
  4. United States v. GlazeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. United States v. LovingCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1994
  2. William L. Calley, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. Howard H. Callaway, Etc., Etc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  3. United States v. CrawfordUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1964
  4. United States v. McClainUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1986
  5. United States v. GreeneUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970

26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API