Legal Opinion
Gorko v. Commanding Officer, Second Air Force, Shreveport, Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1963No. 7105PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant-petitioner Gorko sought habeas corpus on the grounds that a military court-martial had no jurisdiction •over him because of the termination of his period of enlistment, that he had been denied a speedy trial as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment, and that he was subjected to double jeopardy in violation of the Fifth Amendment. The trial court denied relief and this appeal followed.
Gorko, an enlisted man in the United States Air Force, was charged with murder in violation of Art. 118, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).1 The offense occurred on May 27,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Hiatt v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Hammond v. LenfestCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- P. F. C. Daniel E. Pitcher v. Melvin Laird, as Secretary of Defenses.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Private First Class Daniel E. Pitcher v. Melvin LairdCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- James Dwain Hampton v. The State of Oklahoma and Ray H. Page, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Captain Howard Brett Levy, for Himself and for All Others Similarly Situated v. Honorable Howard F. Corcoran, United States District JudgeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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