Defendant: Shimoda, Ryoichi, prison guard at the Nagoya Area Prisoner of War Camp No. 1, Kamioka, Honshu, Japan

Docket No./ Date: 26/April 29 - May 2, 1946, Yokohama, Japan

Charge: 1. Willfully and unlawfully commit cruel, inhuman and brutal atrocities and other offenses against numerous American P.O.W.s

Specifications:

Verdict: 20 years confinement at hard labor/ Sentence Upheld

Reviewing Authority's Recommendations:

Reviewing Authority: Paul E. Spurlock, Reviewer, Judge Advocate Section

Prosecution Arguments:

Defense Arguments: 1. Mis-identification of the accused 2. Treated the prisoners well and was concerned for their welfare 3. Once slapped and hit prisoner for lying. Superior Orders on the incident involving one particular prisoner.

Judge Advocate's Recommendations: In the Opinion section, the reviewer says that the accused admitted to slapping "three others" while previous section's summary of says that the accused slapped one person. Why is there a discrepancy?