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Volume V · Page 195
| INTRODUCTION | ||
| The "Pohl Case" was tried at the Palace of Justice in Nuernberg before Military Tribunal II. The Tribunal convened 194 times, and the duration of the trial is shown by the following schedule: | ||
| Indictment filed | 13 January 1947 | |
| Indictment served | 13 January 1947 | |
| Arraignment | 10 March 1947 | |
| Prosecution opening statement | 8 April 1947 | |
| Defense opening statements | 14-15 May 1947 | |
| Prosecution closing statement | 17 September 1947 | |
| Defense closing statements | 17-20 September 1947 | |
| Final statements of defendants | 22 September 1947 | |
| Judgment | 3 November 1947 | |
| Sentences | 3 November 1947 | |
| Concurring opinion of Judge Musmanno (Filed) | 3. November 1947 | |
| Order of the Military Governor reconvening Military Tribunal II | 7 June 1948 | |
| Order of the Tribunal permitting the defendants to file additional briefs | 14 July 1948 | |
| Supplemental judgment | 11 August 1948 | |
| Confirmation and revision of sentences by the Military Governor | 30 April, 11 May 1949 | |
| Order of the United States Supreme Court denying writ of habeas corpus on behalf of all defendants | 2 May 1949 | |
| The English transcript of the Court proceedings runs to 8,461 mimeographed pages. The prosecution introduced into evidence 734 written exhibits (some of which contained several documents), and the defense 614 written exhibits. The Tribunal heard oral testimony of 21 witnesses called by the prosecution; of 27 witnesses, excluding the defendants, called by the defense; and of one witness called by the Tribunal. Each of 18 defendants testified in his own behalf, and each was subject to examination on behalf of other defendants. The exhibits offered by both the prosecution and defense contained documents, photographs, affidavits, interrogatories, letters, maps, charts, and other written evidence. The prosecution introduced 95 affidavits; the defense | ||
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