Stephen G. Craft
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780813166353
- eISBN:
- 9780813166629
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813166353.003.0007
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
Chapter 7 recounts the proceedings of Sergeant Robert G. Reynolds's general court-martial at MAAG-Taiwan headquarters in 1957, a year when thousands of other U.S. soldiers were similarly tried. Due ...
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Chapter 7 recounts the proceedings of Sergeant Robert G. Reynolds's general court-martial at MAAG-Taiwan headquarters in 1957, a year when thousands of other U.S. soldiers were similarly tried. Due to recent legislative reforms, the trial was somewhat anomalous, consisting of a civilian judge and a jury of all military personnel. The prosecutor, Captain James S. Talbot, questioned the jury's bias and accused Reynolds of voluntary manslaughter. Meanwhile, the defense attorney, Captain Steele, retaliated by gathering character witnesses for the defense, destabilizing the housegirl's testimony, and depicting Liu Ziran as a menacing rapist. Evidence was thus conflicting and strongly manipulated in this case of international scale. To the joy of American nationals and the chagrin of Chinese spectators, the jury deemed the defendant “not guilty.”Less
Chapter 7 recounts the proceedings of Sergeant Robert G. Reynolds's general court-martial at MAAG-Taiwan headquarters in 1957, a year when thousands of other U.S. soldiers were similarly tried. Due to recent legislative reforms, the trial was somewhat anomalous, consisting of a civilian judge and a jury of all military personnel. The prosecutor, Captain James S. Talbot, questioned the jury's bias and accused Reynolds of voluntary manslaughter. Meanwhile, the defense attorney, Captain Steele, retaliated by gathering character witnesses for the defense, destabilizing the housegirl's testimony, and depicting Liu Ziran as a menacing rapist. Evidence was thus conflicting and strongly manipulated in this case of international scale. To the joy of American nationals and the chagrin of Chinese spectators, the jury deemed the defendant “not guilty.”
