Yamashita v. Styer, 327 U.S. 1 (1946)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation 327 U.S. 1
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1946
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:decision February 4, 1946
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:Justice_Frank_Murphy
gptkb:Justice_Wiley_Blount_Rutledge
gptkbp:fullName Tomoyuki Yamashita v. Major General A.V. Styer, Commanding General, United States Army Forces, Western Pacific, et al.
gptkbp:heldBy The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of General Yamashita by a U.S. military commission for war crimes.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yamashita v. Styer, 327 U.S. 1 (1946)
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Tomoyuki_Yamashita
gptkbp:predecessor subsequent war crimes trials
gptkbp:principle command responsibility
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:requires December 5, 6, 1945
gptkbp:response A.V. Styer
gptkbp:result Yamashita's execution was upheld
gptkbp:subject war crimes
military tribunals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yamashita_v._Styer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7