Legal Opinion

United States v. Redding

U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review

Decided December 21, 1979No. Misc. Docket No. 79-9PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

CEDARBURG, Chief Judge:

The United States has petitioned this Court to issue a writ of mandamus which would compel the respondent military judge to proceed in the general court-martial case of United States v. Pickens. We determine that we are precluded from granting extraordinary relief in this case and, accordingly, deny the petition of the United States.

The facts leading to our present consideration of this petition follow: Seaman Pick-ens, while undergoing confinement imposed at a prior general court-martial, was charged with escape from…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Will v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Dettinger v. United StatesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1979
  3. United States v. BrowndUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1979
  4. United States v. VanderpoolUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
  5. United States v. CuttingUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1964

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States v. ReddingUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1981
  2. United States v. CaprioU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1980
  3. United States v. GreenwaldU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1993
  4. United States v. LutzU S Coast Guard Court of Military Review · 1984
  5. United States v. BreenU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1981

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