Legal Opinion
United States v. Batchelor
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided September 7, 1956No. 7611PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
George W. Latimer, Judge:
The accused, an American infantryman who left the shores of this country to fight on foreign soil, was captured by the Chinese Communists on November 2, 1950, while serving in combat in Korea. He remained in their hands as a prisoner of war until September 25, 1953, which was after the general exchange of prisoners, when he was turned over to the Indian Custodial Forces in the neutral zone near Kae-song, Korea. On January 2, 1954, he elected to return to American control. His trial by general court-martial— which lasted some five weeks and resulted…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brown v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Burdick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Chandler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
- Biddle v. PerovichSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- United States v. DickensonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- United States v. WaldronUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1966
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