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United States v. Strand

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided September 2, 1955No. 5996PublishedCited by 88 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

This is a strange case for the United States Court of Military Appeals. Primarily it concerns two young people who, with sufficient ceremony but with too little thought, rushed into a “weekend marriage.” The period of repentance for the husband, the accused, lasted about ten days. What he did to express his repentance became the basis for his conviction by a general court-martial on charges of forgery, using the mails to defraud, and conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline. Important questions of military law are raised in…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Griffin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. United States v. NorrisUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953
  3. United States v. NelsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953
  4. United States v. KnudsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
  5. United States v. FoutUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953

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3Cited by88 opinions

  1. United States v. BakerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1983
  2. United States v. WheelerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1967
  3. United States v. RinehartUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
  4. United States v. AllenUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
  5. United States v. PosnickUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957

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