Legal Opinion
John E. Day, Jr. v. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 25, 1957No. 12476PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Chief Judge.
While appellant was a United States soldier in Korea, a general court martial convicted him of murder and sentenced him to death. The military reviewing authorities and the United States Court of Military Appeals affirmed. 2 U.S.C. M.A. 416. On June 30, 1954, the President of the United States, acting under Article 71(a) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 U.S.C.A. § 658(a), confirmed the sentence and ordered it executed.
On August 10, 1954, while appellant was confined in Japan, he filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Burns v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Dictograph Products Co. v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Cutting v. HigleySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Colgate-Palmolive Co. v. Carter Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- John E. Day, Jr. v. Colonel James W. Davis, Commandant, U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Word v. North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- Patrick R. Kennedy v. Commandant, United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- Leo M. Eisel v. Secretary of the Army. Gary S. Gelber v. Secretary of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Johnny F. Word, No. 82830 v. State of North Carolina, James Johnnie Matthews v. Glenn O. Womble, Sheriff, Nash County, North Carolina, James Lee Williams v. State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- Kinnell v. WarnerDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1973
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