Legal Opinion
United States v. Berman
U S Air Force Court of Military Review
Decided March 16, 1989No. ACM 26913 (f rev), ACM 26561 (f rev), ACM 26334 (f rev), ACM 26681 (f rev), ACM 26332 (f rev) and ACM 26564 (f rev)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION UPON FURTHER REVIEW
HODGSON, Chief Judge:
Judges, like Caesar’s wife, should always be above suspicion. An impartial and disinterested trial judge is the foundation on which the military justice system rests, and avoiding the appearance of impropriety is as important as avoiding impropriety itself.
In a consolidated pleading each of the above named appellants have assigned the following error:
WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE ERRED TO THE PREJUDICE OF THE APPELLANT’S SUBSTANTIAL RIGHTS BY FAILING TO RECUSE HIMSELF IN ACCORDANCE WITH R.C.M. 902?
This assertion is based on the results of an…
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- United States v. John C. Winston, D.C.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. William A. Widgery, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Hall v. Small Business AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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