Legal Opinion

United States v. Schick

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided December 7, 1956No. 6388PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

HomeR FeRGüson, Judge:

The accused was convicted by general court-martial of the premeditated murder of eight-year-old Susan Rothschild at Tokyo, Japan, in violation of Article 118, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 712. He was sentenced to death. On May 10, 1954, the sentence was approved by the convening authority. The board of review, by decision dated November 30, 1954, affirmed and approved the death sentence. A mandatory appeal, under Article 67(b) (1), of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 654, was taken to this Court. After the appeal, *422and prior…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. KunakUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
  2. United States v. KnudsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
  3. United States v. SmithUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
  4. United States v. BuntingUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955
  5. United States v. HarrisUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1956

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. BallUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
  2. United States v. MillerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
  3. United States v. SwiftUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1967
  4. United States v. ThomsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1977
  5. Swisher v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1965

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