Legal Opinion
Hobart A. Baker v. James A. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1975No. 74-1679PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a supplemental opinion and order of the district court reinstating a previous order granting a writ of mandamus to compel the Secre tary of Defense to vacate Baker’s court-martial conviction and to take other appropriate corrective action. The court concluded that such relief was warranted because Baker had been denied the effective assistance of counsel, in violation of the Sixth Amendment, in connection with his 1946 General Court-Martial trial in Germany.
On this appeal the relevant issues are: (1) Whether the district court had…
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- Millard Robert Beasley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
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