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X. SUPPLEMENTAL
JUDGMENT OF THE TRIBUNAL |
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| As stated in the original
judgment, the defendants were arraigned on 10 March 1947, and the taking of
proof began on 8 April 1947. During 101 court sessions, terminating 22
September 1947, the prosecution offered in evidence 742 documents, and the
defendants 614 documents. The transcript of the proof consisted of 8,048 pages,
exclusive of the judgment. The transcript of the closing argument of the
prosecution consists of 73 typewritten pages. The transcript of the closing
argument of the defense counsel includes the following: |
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Oswald
Pohl |
152 pages |
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August
Frank |
79 pages |
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Georg
Loerner |
63 pages |
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Heinz
Karl Fanslau |
19 pages |
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Hans
Loerner |
18 pages |
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Erwin
Tschentscher |
56 pages |
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Max
Kiefer |
36 pages |
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Franz
Eirenschmalz |
50 pages |
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Karl
Sommer |
54 pages |
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Hermann
Pook |
22 pages |
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Hans
Baier |
41 pages |
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Hans
Hohberg |
63 pages |
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Leo
Volk |
55 pages |
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Karl
Mummenthey |
33 pages |
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Hans
Bobermin |
55 pages |
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Josef
Vogt |
39 pages |
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Rudolf
Scheide |
43 pages |
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Horst
Klein |
31 pages |
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Total |
909 pages |
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| On 3 November 1947 the judgment
was read in open Court and sentence imposed upon those defendants found guilty.
Subsequently, counsel for the convicted defendants filed petitions with the
Military Governor of the United States Zone of Occupation asking revision of
the sentences under Article XVII(a) of Ordinance No. 7. In these
petitions various reasons were given for revision of the judgment, including
claims that the proof had not been properly evaluated by the Tribunal, that
various exhibits had been misinterpreted, that findings of fact were not
supported by the evidence, and that there was injustice in the disparity of
sentences. Two defendants stated that in preparing the judg- [
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