Legal Opinion
Sanford v. Robbins
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1940No. 9548PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
William B. Robbins, imprisoned for life since 1919 on conviction of rape by the judgment of a court-martial, was on habeas cor pus set at liberty because tried a second time without his consent contrary to Article of War 40 * and the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. The Warden of the Penitentiary appeals.
The civil courts cannot review the merits of cases tried in the military tribunals. On habeas corpus to obtain release from the sentence of a court-martial there can be no discharge if the court had jurisdiction to try the offender for the offense and the sentence…
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