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KINSELLA v. SINGLETON

No. 22.

361 U.S. 234 (1960)

80 S.Ct. 297

4 L.Ed.2d 268

KINSELLA, WARDEN, v. UNITED STATES EX REL. SINGLETON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 18, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold H. Greene argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General White, Acting Assistant Attorney General Ryan, William A. Kehoe, Jr., Peter S. Wondolowski, William M. Burch II and D. Robert Owen.

Frederick Bernays Wiener argued the cause and filed a brief for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court.

This direct appeal tests the constitutional validity of peacetime court-martial trials of civilian persons "accompanying the armed forces outside the United States"1 and charged with noncapital offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U. S. C. § 802, 70A Stat. 37. Appellee contends that the dependent wife of a soldier can be tried only in a court that affords her...

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