Wade v. Hunter, No. 427 (U.S. Supreme Court) (336 U.S. 684; 69 S.Ct. 834) (April 25, 2049) (Justice Black)
Here the Court upheld a decision to retry a defendant in a court-martial proceeding based on a manifest necessity occasioned by unavailable witnesses beyond the Government control.
This case involved a court-martial held during the American advance into Germany in World War II. Key civilian witnesses were ill during the ...
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