Legal Opinion
Aderhold v. Menefee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 30, 1933No. 6984PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order in habeas corpus proceedings releasing and discharging from custody one Gus Menefee, who was serving a life sentence for murder, pursuant to conviction by a naval court-martial. It appears that during the World War Menefee enlisted in the Navy, and on September 22, 1918, while serving as a fireman, shot and killed another enlisted man named Gapinski who was serving as a water tender, on board the United States warship Fanning, at sea off the coast of France. On October 1, 1918, a general court-martial was convened pursuant to 34 USCA §…
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