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DICKENSON v. DAVIS

No. 2187.

143 F.Supp. 421 (1956)

Edward S. DICKENSON, Petitioner, v. Colonel James W. DAVIS, Commandant, United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Respondent.

United States District Court D. Kansas.

August 6, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Homer Thomas Davis, Leavenworth, Kan., and Guy Emery, Washington, D. C., for petitioner.

William C. Farmer, U. S. Atty., Topeka, Kan., Milton P. Beach, Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Kan., and Lt. Col. Cecil L. Forinash, J.A.G.C., U. S. Army, Washington, D. C. (Lt. Col. Peter S. Wondolowski, J.A.G.C., U. S. Army, Washington, D. C., on brief), for respondent.

MELLOTT, Chief Judge.

Petitioner assails the validity of his detention by the Commandant of the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This court has jurisdiction under Title 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241 et seq.

No factual issue is raised. The voluminous record of trial of petitioner by a general court-martial and the subsequent proceedings based thereon have been made a part of the record in this proceeding and are referred to at length...

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