Legal Opinion

Waller v. Swift

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided April 25, 1990No. Misc. Dkt. No. 90-02PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Chief Judge:

This case comes here on a petition for extraordinary relief in the nature of a writ of habeas corpus. The petition questions the validity of respondent’s commutation of Staff Sergeant Waller's bad-conduct discharge to 12 months’ confinement.

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On August 10-11, 1989, Staff Sergeant Waller was tried by a general court-martial with enlisted members, which had been convened at the Presidio of San Francisco, California. Charge I and its single specification alleged that on or about March 16, 1989, Waller had stolen numerous items of military property, in…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Ex Parte MilliganSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
  3. Noyd v. BondSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Duncan v. KahanamokuSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  5. Murray v. HaldemanUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1983

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. United States v. PenaCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2007
  2. United States v. McElroyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1994
  3. United States v. HernandezUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1991
  4. United States v. JoseyCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2003
  5. United States v. RascoeU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1990

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