Legal Opinion
Williams v. Froehlke
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 28, 1973No. 72 Civ. 1550PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LASKER, District Judge.
On September 25, 1960, Slater Williams was convicted by a general court-martial in Frankfurt, Germany, of robbery, disrespect and communication of a *592threat and sentenced to five years at hard labor and a dishonorable discharge. He sues, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1361, to set aside his conviction and to order the Army Board for Correction of Military Records to grant him an honorable discharge on the grounds that (1) under the rule enunciated in O’Callahan v. Parker, 395 U.S. 258, 89 S.Ct. 1683, 23 L.Ed.2d 291 (1969), the court-martial lacked jurisdiction to try…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Reid v. CovertSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- O'Callahan v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Parisi v. DavidsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Relford v. Commandant, US Disciplinary Barracks, Fort LeavenworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Kinsella v. United States Ex Rel. SingletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Williams v. FroehlkeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973