Legal Opinion
Cooke v. Orser
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided February 22, 1982No. Misc. Dkt. No. 81-59PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Judge:
The petitioner comes before this Court seeking extraordinary relief in the form of a writ of mandamus directing the military judge at his court-martial to dismiss the charges1 against him. 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a); Chenoweth v. Van Arsdall, 22 U.S.C.M.A. 183, 188, 46 C.M.R. 183, 188 (1973). He asserts that his prosecution for these offenses is barred by a promise of immunity made by an authority competent to make such a promise or ratified by an authority so empowered. See para. 68A, Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969 (Revised edition). In the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- United States v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by77 opinions
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