Vilis HāznersJudicial review and denial of motion to appeal

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The next witness to testify was Meier Loewenstein now 67, who was 27 years old on July 1, 1941. He said that he saw a Latvian officer named Hazners for the first time in October of 1941 at the Riga ghetto gate when he was returning from work. His brother-in-law, Michael Rappaport, who was next to him in the worker's column pointed out "Hazners" to him from a distance of approximately 20 meters and said that he remembered him and his name from the Riga police station on July 2, 1941. He got as close as 6 to 7 meters to "Hazners" who was pushing people and shaking them (Tr. p. 3451). One man from the group was beaten very severely because bread was found on him. He said that he saw "Hazners" several more times, the last time sometime in November of 1941 (Tr. p. 3572). He also proceeded to identify picture number 4 from original Exhibit G5 for identification as being that of the man he believed to be "Hazners" (Tr. p. 3533) over the respondent's objection. He described "Hazners" as being middle sized and a bit overweight and a head taller than the witness. He wore black horn rimmed glasses, had a full face and wore a revolver (Tr. p. 342-3434). He also testified that "Hazners" was wearing the uniform of the Latvian Army with insignia of rank, but he does not recall what rank (Tr. p. 3595). He also proceeded to make an in court identification of the respondent (Tr. p. 3546). He stated that his hair was grayer now and his face rounder.

Jakob Wagenheim was another witness for the Service. He was 22 years old on July 1, 1941. He claimed that he was kept at the Riga ghetto for approximately 2 months beginning at the end of September 1941 (Tr. p. 4557). He saw the man he called Hazners leading the guards while they were giving beatings to the Jews in the ghetto, at the ghetto gate. He claimed he never saw "Hazners" again (Tr. p. 4568).

Mr. Wagenheim testified that he saw beatings such as these taking place about ten to twelve times during the two month period when he was at the ghetto (Tr. p. 4299). He also testified that he had forgotten the name Hazners until he was told the name by the investigators of Nazi war criminals in Israel and when he was told the name he recalled it very well (Tr. p. 43310). He identified two pictures, photographs one and four, of original Exhibit G5 for identification as photographs of the man he believes to be "Hazners". The preceding three witnesses had only picked out photograph number four. He described the man he believed to be "Hazners" as taller than medium, solidly built, broad shouldered, with a round face and thick glasses (Tr. p. 42511). He said that he saw this man at the ghetto gate from approximately fifteen to twenty meters. The man was dressed in

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