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Jackson v. Taylor

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided July 8, 1957No. 619PublishedCited by 96 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark

This is a habeas corpus proceeding in which petitioner, a soldier, attacks the validity of a sentence of 20 years he is now serving as the result of his conviction by an Army court-martial of the offense of attempted rape. While serving in the United States Army in Korea, he was found guilty by a general court-martial of the separate offenses of premeditated murder and attempted rape of a Korean woman. He was given an aggregate sentence 1 of life imprisonment for both offenses. The Army board of review found “incorrect in law and fact” the court-martial finding of guilty on the murder charge,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Carter v. McClaughrySupreme Court of the United States · 1902
  2. A. McDonald Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana, Texas v. Morris W. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
  3. Carl Andrew De Coster v. P. J. Madigan, Acting WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
  4. Chester E. Jackson v. John C. Taylor, Acting WardenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
  5. Frederick H. Wilkinson, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia v. Harriel L. FowlerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956

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3Cited by96 opinions

  1. United States v. SalesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1986
  2. Reid v. CovertSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. United States v. TardifCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2002
  4. United States v. WinckelmannCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2013
  5. United States v. NeradCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2010

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