Calley trial

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military trial
gptkbp:aftermath Calley's_later_life
gptkbp:appeal successful
gptkbp:associatedWith war_crimes
gptkbp:chargingTime murder
gptkbp:commanded 20 years
gptkbp:court gptkb:Lieutenant_William_Calley
several months
guilty verdict
gptkbp:criticism government handling
gptkbp:culturalImpact art and literature
gptkbp:date 1971
gptkbp:documentedIn books and films
gptkbp:governs controversial
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:historical_analysis scholarly research
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:historicalPeriod morality of war
gptkbp:historicalSignificance highlighted military ethics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Calley trial
gptkbp:impact polarizing
gptkbp:influenced U.S._military_policy
gptkbp:influencedBy anti-war protests
anti-war movement
gptkbp:internationalCooperation condemnation
gptkbp:involved gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:William_Calley
gptkbp:judges eyewitness accounts
reduced sentence
gptkbp:ledTo debate on military conduct
gptkbp:legalStatus defense attorney
military justice system
UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice)
controversial acquittal
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Benning,_Georgia
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:outcome conviction
gptkbp:partOf Vietnam_War_history
gptkbp:publicAccess mixed
politicians
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:My_Lai_incident
gptkbp:relatedPatent other military trials
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:My_Lai_Massacre
gptkbp:resultedIn public protests
gptkbp:servedIn 3 years under house arrest
gptkbp:significance controversial war crimes trial
gptkbp:tactics following orders
war_crimes