Legal Opinion
Burns v. Lovett, Secretary of Defense Dennis v. Lovett, Secretary of Defense
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 15, 1952No. 11420_1PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.
These are appeals from denials by the District Court of petitions for writs of habeas corpus. Appellants were members of American armed forces on the Island of Guam. They were convicted by courts-martial of murder and rape and were sentenced to death. The convictions and sentences 'having been approved by the reviewing authorities, including the President, they filed petitions for habeas corpus. The records of the trials by the courts-martial were filed by petitioners at the same time with the court. Attached to the petitions were several affidavits and extracts from…
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