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In re Yamashita
United States Supreme Court
327 U.S. 1 (1946)
- Written by Mary Katherine Cunningham, JD
Facts
Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita (defendant) was the commanding general in charge of Japanese forces in the Philippines between October 9, 1944, and September 2, 1945. During this period, Japanese forces under Yamashita’s command committed high crimes and atrocities against the people of the United States and of its allies and dependencies. After the surrender of Japan in 1945, a United States military tribunal tried and convicted Yamashita for the war crimes committed by Japanese forces in the Philippines. Yamashita appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States under a petition of habeas corpus.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Stone, C.J.)
Dissent (Murphy, J.)
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