Legal Opinion
United States v. Smith
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided December 30, 1954No. 3370PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
Paul W. BROsman, Judge:
A general court-martial convened at Tokyo, Japan, found the accused woman guilty of the premeditated murder of her husband, Colonel Aubrey D. Smith, United States Army — in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 118, 50 USC § 712. She was sentenced to be imprisoned for life. The convening authority approved the findings and sentence, and a board of review has affirmed. This Court granted her petition for review of the case.
II
At the trial, the defense assailed the jurisdiction of the court-martial over this civilian accused — and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- United States v. KunakUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
- Madsen v. KinsellaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Reid v. CovertSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. Donald Kenneth CurrensCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- United States v. SmithUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1962
- Don Wade v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Richard Erwin Sauer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
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