Legal Opinion
Dickenson v. Davis
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided August 6, 1956No. 2187PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOTT, Chief Judge.
Petitioner assails the validity of his detention by the Commandant of the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This court has jurisdiction under Title 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241 et seq.
No factual issue is raised. The voluminous record of trial of petitioner by a general court-martial and the subsequent proceedings based thereon have been made a part of the record in this proceeding and are referred to at length in the application for the writ, the return and the briefs. They disclose the following facts:
Petitioner enlisted in the army on March 31,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Burns v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States Ex Rel. Toth v. QuarlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Ex Parte MilliganSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Ex Parte QuirinSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- In Re GrimleySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Edward S. Dickenson v. Colonel James W. Davis, Commandant, United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- People v. PowersNew York County Court, Kings County · 1962