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BRANFORD v. UNITED STATES

No. 15239.

356 F.2d 876 (1966)

Mitchell BRANFORD, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

March 2, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell Branford, Jr., pro se.

Richard P. Stein, U. S. Atty., James Manahan, Asst. U. S. Atty., Indianapolis, Ind., for appellee.

Before HASTINGS, Chief Judge, and KILEY and SWYGERT, Circuit Judges.

KILEY, Circuit Judge.

This is a pro se petition for habeas corpus by a prisoner sentenced March 25, 1961, by a general court-martial for a violation of 10 U.S.C. § 918, Article 118 of the Universal Code of Military Justice. The district court dismissed the petition. We affirm.

The petitioner contends that the court-martial was without jurisdiction to entertain the prosecution against him for a capital offense in time of peace; that he is entitled to a...

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