Case Name: BIGROW v. HIATT et al.
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1948-07-02
Citations: 168 F.2d 992
Docket Number: No. 9563
Parties: BIGROW v. HIATT et al.
Judges: Before BIGGS, O’CONNELL and KA-LODNER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 168
Pages: 992–993

Head Matter:
BIGROW v. HIATT et al.
No. 9563.
Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Argued March 16, 1948.
Decided July 2, 1948.
Major Thayer Chapman, of Washington, D.C., for the Government.
Before BIGGS, O’CONNELL and KA-LODNER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
A careful examination of the record in this case convinces us that the appellant, Bigrow, now a military prisoner in the United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, received a fair trial by court-martial for unlawfully killing a brother soldier by shooting him in the neck with a sub-machine gun, a violation of Article of War 93, 10 U.S.C.A. § 1565, and for misbehavior before the enemy in that he was drunk on duty in the presence of the enemy, a violation of Article of War 75, 10 U.S.C.A. § 1547. The offenses occurred in the vicinity of Vannes, France, on or about August 9, 1944. In nowise was the appellant denied due process of law. See also the opinion of the court below, D.C., 70 F.Supp. 826. The order of the court below will be affirmed.