Legal Opinion

United States v. Holcomb

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided March 21, 1969No. 21,288PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

This case presents a different facet of the problem of admissibility in a court-martial of handwriting exemplars obtained from an accused by a civilian investigator, which we considered in United States v Penn, 18 USCMA 194, 39 CMR 194.

On March 2, 1967, several Government paychecks for enlisted persons were stolen from a desk in the office of the Master-at-Arms, Barracks 38, Long Beach, California. On the same day, the checks were cashed at the Security First National Bank, San Pedro, California, by a person identifying himself in the name of the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. United States v. TempiaUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1967
  4. United States v. WheelerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1967
  5. United States v. RinehartUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States v. MorrisUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1982
  2. United States v. McDonaldUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1980
  3. United States v. PagelU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1994
  4. United States v. HopkinsUnited States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals · 2001
  5. United States v. NutterU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1986

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