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United States v. Jackson

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided August 5, 1955No. 5584PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

Both accused were charged with murder. Burns pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and Jackson entered a plea of not guilty. Both were convicted of murder and sentenced to confinement at hard labor for life. The convictions have been affirmed by a board of review.

At about 9:15 p.m. on a dark, foggy night in November 1953, Wilhelm Brueckmann and his fiancee, Irmgard Naegele, left the Wiesbaden Canoe Club. Their way took them through the Schlosspark. As they proceeded along one of the park paths, two American soldiers passed from the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Pereira v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. United States v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  3. People v. ZammoraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
  4. Combs v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
  5. State v. McCahillSupreme Court of Iowa · 1886

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. United States v. DicarioUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
  2. United States v. CrouchUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1981
  3. United States v. PritchettUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1990
  4. United States v. McCarthyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1960
  5. United States v. BurroughsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1982

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