Legal Opinion
Sasen v. Spencer
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 9, 2018No. 17-1394PPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This case, which pits a retired petty officer against the United States Navy, is awash with novel legal questions concerning the application and operation of Article 31 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). These questions center on Article 31(b), which requires that a sailor suspected of an offense be warned both that he need not make any statement regarding that offense and that any statement he makes may be used as evidence against him in a subsequent trial by court-martial. See 10 U.S.C. § 831(b).
Specifically, petitioner-appellant Jered Sasen asserts that he…
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