United States v. Kinneer

OPINION OF THE COURT ON PETITION FOR EXTRAORDINARY RELIEF IN THE NATURE OF A WRIT OF MANDAMUS

The United States of America petitions this Court for an order reversing the decision of respondent military judge which dismissed Charge I and the specification thereunder in the case of United States v. Lance Corporal Thomas W. Saxon, USMC, on the ground that respondent’s decision went beyond the facts and law of record and amounted to a usurpation of power. Petitioner articulates two issues, with an affirmative response to each requisite for the petitioned relief:

1. Does the United States Navy…