Legal Opinion
Calhoun v. Lehman
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 29, 1982No. Civ. A. 78-0988PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GESELL, District Judge.
This case involves the challenge of William Robert Calhoun, a former naval enlisted man, to his July, 1944 court-martial conviction for theft and sentence of four years’ imprisonment and dishonorable discharge. Mr. Calhoun claims that the court-martial violated his constitutional rights and applicable naval regulations, and seeks various forms of declaratory and injunctive relief to upgrade his discharge to honorable, thus restoring eligibility for veteran’s benefits. 1
The case was originally brought pro se and dismissed by another Judge of this Court. The…
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