Ex parte Givins
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Petition by William J. Givins for writ of habeas corpus.
1Opinion of the Court
SIBUEY, District Judge.
The return to the writ showed the applicant held in the United States penitentiary, Atlanta, Ga., since May 2, 1919, under sentence by a court-martial. The exhibited record shows the arraignment and trial of Capt. William J. Givins, Infantry, United States Army, on October 30, 1918, before a general court-martial convened at Camp Sevier, S. C., under Special Order No. 172, Headquarters, Camp Sevier, S. C., on a violation of the Ninety-Second Article of War (Comp. St. § 2308a), and specifications, in effect, of murdering a private on September 28, 1918, by premeditated…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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