Legal Opinion

Wendy L. Wickham v. Alvin O. Hall, Colonel, U.S. Army, and United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 10, 1983No. 82-1084PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Chief Judge:

Wendy Wickham was discharged from active duty in the United States Army. Subsequently, her discharge was revoked on a claim that it had been gotten fraudulently. When court-martial proceedings were commenced against her, she claimed that Article 3(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 1 the statute under which the court-martial court asserted jurisdiction, is unconstitutional. She appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the United States Army. Finding the statute to withstand constitutional scrutiny, we affirm.

In late August, 1980, Wickham…

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2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Reid v. CovertSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Schlesinger v. CouncilmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Burns v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  5. O'Callahan v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. United States v. HowardUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1985
  2. Willenbring v. NeurauterCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1998
  3. United States v. ColeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1987
  4. Lawrence v. McCarthyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
  5. Woodrick v. DivichUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1987

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