United States v. Farris

Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

Elimination tryouts were held at Camp Pendleton, California, during March 1956, to select a team to represent the First Marine Division in the Western Division Rifle and Pistol Matches. The accused was a contestant. Every Friday the contestants met to go over the activities for the next week. At these meetings, unsuccessful contestants were advised of their elimination, and were instructed to return to their regular organizations. The last meeting was held on March 30th. The members of the team were then selected. Those chosen were issued…