State v. . Inman

While the defendants were under indictment in the Superior Court of the County of Lee for the alleged crimes of rape and robbery from the person, committed in that county, Lt. Col. Weeks, the Staff Judge Advocate of the 87th Infantry Division of the U. S. Army, of which the prisoners were members, belonging to the 517th Parachute Infantry, located at Camp Mackall in Eichmond County, appeared and requested “the immediate release” of the prisoners, and that they be placed in his custody, as authorized agent of the military authorities. It does not appear that at this time any military court had…