Legal Opinion
Denzil R. Allen v. Rolland F. Vancantfort, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 12, 1971No. 7701PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McENTEE, Circuit Judge.
On June 5, 1968, petitioner, then a lance corporal in the United States Marine Corps, was charged before a general court-martial convened at Da Nang, South Vietnam, with five specifications of premeditated murder in violation of Article 118 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 918 (1964). 1 According to a stipulation of fact all five victims were unarmed Vietnamese who offered no resistance. On September 9, 1968, petitioner pleaded guilty to all five specifications. In accordance with a pretrial agreement he was sentenced to be reduced to Pay Grade E-l,…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by23 opinions
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