Billie Joe King v. R. I. Moseley, Warden

I agree with the Court’s disposition of the appeal but feel it proper to add a brief comment on the speedy trial issue.

As the opinion points out, our review in military habeas corpus proceedings is limited and where the military tribunals have dealt fully and fairly with an allegation, a federal civil court may not exercise habeas jurisdiction simply to reevaluate the evidence. Burns v. Wilson, 346 U.S. 137, 142, 73 S.Ct. 1045, 97 L.Ed. 1508. The opinion in the Burns case stressed the fact that the, military reviewing courts had scrutinized trial records and discussed the petitioner’s…