Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Johnson
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided August 25, 1983No. Civ. A. No. 82-73745PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FEIKENS, Chief Judge.
Petitioner, Ronald Lee Peterson, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution, Milan, Michigan, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner challenges his 1980 court martial conviction for rape, contending that the military courts lacked jurisdiction. I find that the military courts exercised proper jurisdiction, and therefore deny issuance of the writ.
On August 28, 1979, petitioner was on active duty in the United States Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, California. The unrebutted evidence adduced at…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- O'Callahan v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Relford v. Commandant, US Disciplinary Barracks, Fort LeavenworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Relford v. Commandant, U. S. Disciplinary BarracksSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. RogersUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1979
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- United States v. ShorteU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1984