Legal Opinion
Chester E. Jackson v. John C. Taylor, Acting Warden
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 31, 1956No. 11808PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
A general court-martial, convened in Korea on June 8, 1951, found the petitioner, a soldier in the United States Army, and two other soldiers guilty of the premeditated murder of a Korean woman and of an attempt to rape her somewhat earlier the same day. Under military law either death or life imprisonment is the mandatory punishment for premeditated murder. Attempted rape is punishable by imprisonment not to exceed 20 years. See Table of Maximum Punishments, Manual for Courts-Martial, U.S.1951, 219, 221. Each of the accused soldiers was sentenced to life imprisonment.…
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