Legal Opinion
Ver Mehren v. Sirmyer
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1929No. 8620PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOTH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order dismissing a writ of habeas corpus, through which appellant, petitioner below, was seeking relief from a judgment of a general court-martial convicting him of desertion from the United States Army.
The main contention of the appellant is that he never was lawfully inducted into the military service, and hence that the court-martial had no jurisdiction to try him for the alleged offense.
The following facts appear: June 15, 1917, petitioner registered for the draft at Omaha, Neb., where he lived. On August 16, 1917, the local board for…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Runkle v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Gibson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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- Schita v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- Benesch v. UnderwoodCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
- Bejelis v. United States. Walker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1953
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