European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Daily Magazine Martin Sheen Potts for pictures at Tempelhof Airport in Berlin where he la filming a new movie. On the with Martin Sheen Story and photo by Joe Mapother staff writer mail ten Sheen out of uniform it was a far cry firn the hard bitten Caplain of apocalypse now or private Eddio Slovik fighting not to become the first and Only american shot Lor desertion in world War ii but it was Sheen All right decked Oul in Sparl Coal and Slacks signing autographs and posing for pictures with air Force personnel at Tempelhof Central Airport recently. Some airmen also landed bit roles in Shycon s new movie judgement in Berlin. For a Guy who s never been in the military i Thinh i be done More soldiers roles than anything else Sheen said on the film set. The hijacking of a polish lot Airliner in August 1978. And the controversial trial of the East German Hijacker thai followed my Trio Gist of this tales foray into the problems of being a us judge abroad in the 1961 him. Judgement Al , Spencer Tocy played a Small town american judge presiding Over the Post War trial of four former nazi judges. Martin Sheen plays judge Herbert Stern the Federal judge from new Jersey who Camo to Berlin to preside Over the unique tracking trial and who stood up to u s government demands that a jury Inal to disallowed. What intrigues me about any import land struggle is he individual versus i Fie slate and i Don t mean the defendant in this Case i mean judge  Sheen said to explain Why tie took on the role of Stern he relied on his knowledge Faith and Trust in the United states Constitution that Rule of Law would abide in any court Over which to presided the actor said it caused great Dill Cully Here  she Allied agreements and with Irie stale department. It  nil easy going but he maintained. He could have resigned to could have walked away from it bul he was  three decades separate the courtroom drama of Nurnberg and Berlin Bui Iho common thread that run. Through both films is the occupation of Germany fitter world War ii. West Germany received full sovereignty in 1955 when it was allowed 10 create us own ministry of defense. Berlin however remained an occupied City the hijacking came shortly Dufler the unwed states signed an International agree men with among Olheis. East bloc countries to prosecute or extradite International hijackers from the standpoint of the Wesl German govern men the East German who commandeered the piano was a German citizen fleeing under duress from the standpoint of Poland and Easl Germany. The Man hijacked an air plane irom Schoneveld Airport the Mam Airport serving East Berlin and crossed an International Boundary into Wesl Berlin the solution was to try the East German in a special court convened under authority of the american occupation forces in West Berlin. The americans a rare handed the Ball because the or jacked plane touched Down at temp Chol in the american sector. A special courtroom was built at  Vii i Money from the Wesl German government. I became the United slates judge for  01 Tui  said Herbert Stern. Now Icli red f pm the Benh and in Berlin to advise the movie makers he Wab appointed by Walter j Stoessel who was the u 3 ambassador to Wesl Germany at Iho time. Everything was going along famously when suddenly the a cleanse asked Lor the constitutional i j a to a irial by  Stern said this created great trouble for the stale depart Nickii because Here were the West germans paying All Inis Money to get the thing out of German hands arid of course the russians did t like it they said Whai a going on Here bringing in a Bunch of West Berliner to be jurors to can you have Hal if you have an occupation the retired judge explained. When icy state and Justice in a Rhent lawyer1, realized that they were in this Nguc can Ihry Camp in and they actually said the dec Nants did i have n right to a trial by jury iral they had no rights at a they wore a conquered people living in occupied Ter Tury 1 not Only did they say Icse people have no if Jet to a trial by jury they tried to order me to Rule that via Stern said for me to announce such a doctrine was  a Continuo a no such doctrine was announced and 400  Berners showed up Lor jury selection. Twelve became jurors and six alternates were picked. We had a Good old fashioned american jury trial right Here m Berlino ill the russians sending live Ollices Over to photograph the  Stern said the Basic Issue was. What does somebody a pc a right to do in order to escape the Hijacker Dellel Alexander Tiede. Went on till for wielding an unloaded starter s pistol and forcing Iho plane Loly to Wesl Berlin a woman with tic do Vas exonerated of at charge Al the Start of the Inal suly three a enc i is and a Crew Ole get  a Oaid the Light from Gdansk. Poland to sch Nul old Airport seven chose to defect the seven defectors Tes Lilied Tor Fiode Tholt to chose not Todd Cal t  actor will  on to Ireland Lor the shooting of j Mojic based on la j play a  Hugh Conj id sunday. August 30, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 13