Legal Opinion
Relford v. Commandant, U. S. Disciplinary Barracks
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 24, 1971No. 98PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
In O’Callahan v. Parker, 395 U. S. 258, decided June 2, 1969, by a five-to-three vote, the Court held that a court-martial may not try a member of our armed forces charged with attempted rape of a civilian, with housebreaking, and with assault with intent to rape, when the alleged offenses were committed off-post on American territory, when the soldier was on leave, and when the charges could have been prosecuted in a civilian court. What is necessary for a court-martial, the Court said, is that the crime be “service connected.” 395 U. S., at 272.
O’Callahan’s military trial, of course, was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- O'Callahan v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Anderson v. DunnSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
- Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdorySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States Ex Rel. Toth v. QuarlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Schlesinger v. CouncilmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Relford v. Commandant, US Disciplinary Barracks, Fort LeavenworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Solorio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. TrottierUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1980
- United States v. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1998
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