Legal Opinion
Girard v. Wilson
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 18, 1957No. H. C. 47-57PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGARRAGHY, District Judge.
This is a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus and for other relief, filed by William S. Girard, United States Army Specialist Third Class, against the Secretary of Defense and others, in which he alleges that on or about January 30, 1957, he was arrested and thereafter held in confinement by the military authorities of the United States and is presently held in such confinement' for the purpose of being delivered to the Government of Japan for trial for an alleged offense over which that Government has no jurisdiction, nor does it have jurisdiction over the person…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. Munsingwear, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- In Re NeagleSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Johnson v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Dictograph Products Co. v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Eisentrager v. ForrestalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Munaf v. GerenSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Wilson v. GirardSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- In re BruxDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1963
- Wilson v. GirardSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Munaf, Mohammad v. Harvey, FrancisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
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