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United States v. Hurt

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided February 6, 1970No. 22,340PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Darden, Judge:

Charged with the premeditated murder of Sergeant James I. Bell, the appellant was convicted by a general court-martial of unpremeditated murder, in violation of Article 118, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC 918. His sentence of a dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for ten years remains unchanged. The questions on appeal are whether self-defense is raised as an issue and whether the law officer prejudicially erred by instructing the court that if they found Hurt’s pretrial statement involuntary his in-court…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Harrison v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. United States v. BearchildUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1968
  4. United States v. GordonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1963
  5. United States v. GorkoUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1962

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. United States v. SikorskiUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1972
  2. United States v. JenkinsArmy Court of Criminal Appeals · 2004
  3. Hurt v. United StatesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970
  4. United States v. MackeyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1972
  5. United States v. MasemerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970

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