Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Sanford
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided January 22, 1948No. 2259Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNDERWOOD, District Judge.
Petitioner was charged before a General Court-Martial convened at Pinecastle Army Air Field, Orlando, Florida, with violation of the 93rd Article of War, 10 U.S.C.A. § 1565, the specifications being four acts of Sodomy and four Assaults With Intent to Commit a Felony, viz: Sodomy, and found guilty of the charges and specifications.
A sentence of twenty-five years imprisonment was imposed December 5, 1946, and duly approved according to law.
Application for habeas corpus was presented alleging that petitioner was denied due process of law in that he was permitted to…
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