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BURNS v. LOVETT

Nos. 11419, 11420.

202 F.2d 335 (1952)

BURNS v. LOVETT, Secretary of Defense, et al. DENNIS v. LOVETT, Secretary of Defense, et al.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 31, 1952.

Writ of Certiorari Granted December 15, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Carter, New York City, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, and Frank D. Reeves, for appellants.

Lieutenant Colonel Walter Kiechel, Jr., Office of the Judge Advocate General, United States Air Force, and Joseph M. Howard, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Charles M. Irelan, U. S. Atty., and B. M. Landesman, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before PRETTYMAN, PROCTOR and BAZELON, Circuit Judges.

Writ of Certiorari Granted December 15, 1952. See 73 S.Ct. 284.

PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

These are appeals from denials by the District Court of petitions for writs of habeas corpus. Appellants were members of American armed forces on the Island of Guam. They were convicted by courts-martial of murder and rape and were sentenced to death. The convictions and sentences having been approved by the reviewing authorities, including the President, they...

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