court-martial of William Calley

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_law
gptkbp:appeals_to unsuccessful
gptkbp:argued_on following orders
gptkbp:clinical_trial gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:court_cases
four months
November 17, 1970
military accountability
controversial verdict
My Lai incident
gptkbp:criminal_charge 109
violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice
gptkbp:defense insanity plea
gptkbp:events gptkb:My_Lai
March 16, 1968
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:1971
gptkbp:historical_context Vietnam War atrocities
gptkbp:historical_impact military ethics debate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label court-martial of William Calley
gptkbp:impact rules of engagement
gptkbp:involves gptkb:William_Calley
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of during trial
gptkbp:judges Lieutenant Colonel Franklin W. B. Mc Ghee
gptkbp:judicial_review gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:legal_issue gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:legal_outcome conviction overturned
gptkbp:legal_representation military lawyers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Benning
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Captain
gptkbp:notable_case public outcry
gptkbp:outcome conviction
gptkbp:precedent military justice system
gptkbp:public_perception anti-war movement
gptkbp:public_reaction divided opinion
defended actions
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:result reduced sentence
gptkbp:significance controversial trial
gptkbp:strategy character witnesses
gptkbp:trial_outcome_date March 31, 1971
gptkbp:witnesses gptkb:military_personnel
witnesses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:My_Lai_Massacre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4