Johnnie F. Burns v. Dr. Jesse D. Harris, Warden

Johnnie F. Burns, now confined in the United States Medical Center at Springfield, Missouri, appeals from an order denying his ninth petition for a writ of habeas corpus. By this petition Burns challenges the validity of his general court-martial conviction for unpremeditated murder, in violation of Article 118 (2) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 918 (then 50 U.S.C. § 712). 1

Burns’ present petition rests upon claimed violations of Articles 10, 32 and 33 of the Uniform Code, 10 U.S.C. §§ 810, 832 and 833 (then 50 U.S.C. §§ 564, 603 and 604).

In 1953 Burns, aged 19, was an…