MURRAH, Circuit Judge.
In February 1920, appellant, a soldier in the United States Army of Occupation, was tried by a general court-martial for murder in violation of the 92nd Article of War, 10 U.S.C.A. § 1564.
He was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment and dishonorably discharged. On May 23, 1920, while in the custody of the military authorities awaiting final approval of his sentence, appellant escaped and committed robbery in violation...
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