Legal Opinion
Melvin v. Laird
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 12, 1973No. 71-C-1533PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEINSTEIN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a former captain, asserts that his 1954 conviction by general court-martial on charges of larceny in Japan was obtained through the deprivation of several of his constitutional rights. He seeks declaratory and injunctive relief. Specifically, he claims he was denied (1) his right to be present, to be represented by counsel, to cross-examine witnesses and to call witnesses of his own at the pretrial investigation conducted pursuant to Article 32 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (“UCMJ”), 10 U.S.C. § 832; (2) the opportunity during…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- United States v. KingSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by24 opinions
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