Legal Opinion
United States v. Weaver
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided June 27, 1975No. 28,989PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ferguson, Senior Judge:
This case is before the Court on the single question of Whether the military judge erred as a matter of law by admitting, over various defense objections during the trial on the merits, an exhibit which reflected a previous civilian burglary conviction for the limited purpose of impeaching the appellant’s credibility. We affirm.
In a special court-martial convened at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, the appellant pleaded guilty to an unauthorized absence in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 886, but entered pleas of not…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Loper v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kitchens v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Richard M. Wolff v. United States of America, John T. Hadden, and George RodgersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
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