Legal Opinion

United States v. Thompson

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Decided May 6, 1999No. 98-0182/ARPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Chief Judge COX

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellant was convicted, by a general court-martial composed of officer and enlisted members, of rape, making false official statements (5 specifications), dereliction of duty, and violation of a lawful general regulation. 1

Appellant first claims that the evidence in this case was not legally sufficient to convict him, as an aider and abettor, of rape. See Arts. 77 and 120, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 877 and 920, respectively. Secondly, he asks us to reverse his conviction because the military judge denied a challenge for…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. United States v. TurnerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1987
  3. United States v. RomeCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1998
  4. United States v. McLarenUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1993
  5. Anschutz Corp. v. Amoco Rocmount Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2006
  2. United States v. GosselinCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2006
  3. United States v. VelaCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2012
  4. United States v. FrazierU S Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals · 1999
  5. United States v. RichardsCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2002

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