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Carroll the GIs Defender Shines in Girard Case
Earl J. Carroll, famed defense counsel and partner Joseph S. Robinson, argued for Army Specialist William Girard in a bid to prevent extradition to Japan. A federal judge in Washington ruled Girard could not be handed over for trial, prompting a dramatic news conference in which Carroll framed the decision as a victory for civilians and soldiers and for the U.S. constitutional system. Carroll, known as the GIs Clarence Darrow, has defended hundreds of GIs, works without a fee in principled cases, and has a storied history defending Allied holdings in Germany and other international matters. He described his long, globe-trotting practice and teased the Army’s possible reactions while noting his deep respect for the military.
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Girard
Camp Whittington
Japan
Sakai
GI William S. Girard
Ottawa
Washington
U. S
New York
Earl J. Carroll
William
Carroll
Joseph S. Robinson
John Griffin
5Th Avenue
Robinson
Flanders Fields
John Macrae
State Department
U.S. Army
Tokyo
San Francisco
Army Air Force
Clarence Carrow
Army
Lichfield
England
Krupp
Germany
Europe
Georgie