Legal Opinion
White v. Humphrey
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 22, 1954No. 11207_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, then a United States Army sergeant serving in Germany, was convicted by a general court-martial of unpremeditated murder. While serving his sentence at the United States Penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pa., he filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus and obtained a rule to show cause why it should not be allowed. After hearing, the rule was dismissed and the petition denied. D.C., 115 F.Supp. 317.
The one question presented to us is whether appellant was denied constitutional and military due process in his trial because there were no instructions by the law…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Burns v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States v. ClayUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1951
- United States v. GordonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1952
- United States Ex Rel. Innes v. HiattCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1944
- White v. HumphreyDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1953
3Cited by9 opinions
- Leon B. Rushing v. Frederick T. Wilkinson, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Denzil R. Allen v. Rolland F. Vancantfort, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
- Carl Andrew De Coster v. P. J. Madigan, Acting WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
- Allen v. WilkinsonDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1955
- Armann v. McKeanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
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