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Helping the Escaped Airman
Stephan v. United States (1943)
Charge: Treason (aiding an escaped enemy officer)Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Cir.State: MichiganDocket: Treason
The facts
A restaurant owner, a naturalized citizen, was charged with treason in wartime. An enemy air force officer had escaped from a prison camp in a neighbouring country and reached the owner's city. The owner is said to have fed and entertained him, given him money and personal items, driven him around, got him a hotel room and bought him a bus ticket to another city. The law needs two witnesses to each act and an intent to help the enemy. The owner gave no evidence himself.
You have the facts the court had. Guilty or not guilty? Call it in the game with your friends, then see what the court actually decided. Wrong call, you drink.
Citation: Stephan v. United States, 133 F.2d 87 (6th Cir. 1943)
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