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Habeas Corpus Case of Frank Mekin by JP DC is a document available to read on EtoBox.

1) Frank Mekin filed a writ of habeas corpus after being sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by a military commission for entering enemy service after his discharge from the army. 2) The judge found that the military commission lacked jurisdiction and that Mekin was entitled to amnesty, ordering his release. 3) The government appealed, citing a new law allowing appeals in habeas corpus cases. Mekin argued this was an ex post facto law that should not apply to him.

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JP DC

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