United States v. Tomoya Kawakita

MATHES, District Judge.

The defendant was charged with the crime of treason against the United States by indictment returned November 14, 1947. Fourteen overt acts of treason, identified in the indictment as “(a)” to “(n)” inclusive, were alleged to have been committed by the defendant in Japan.

Trial by jury opened on June 18, 1948 and concluded some ten weeks later on September 2, 1948. The jury were unable to reach unanimous agreement as to overt acts (e), (f), (h), (1) and (o), but found the defendant guilty as to overt acts (a), (b), (c), (d), (g), (i), (j) and (k). Overt act (m) was…