Legal Opinion · Dissent

United States v. Hill

United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals

Decided February 20, 1997No. ACM 31798Published

1DissentDixon, Chief Judge

I will not stretch facts nor will I bend the law to sustain a conviction. That is not what our judicial mandate requires nor what justice demands. Yet, that is exactly what I believe the majority has done on this occasion. After closely examining this case, I simply cannot concur that the findings are correct in law and fact. In my view, at least two of appellant’s assignments of error have meiit. First, I find that the evidence is both legally and factually insufficient to convict appellant of attempted burglary. Secondly, I agree with appellant’s claim that the no contact order given him by…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Unger v. ZiemniakUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1989
  3. United States v. WilsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1961
  4. United States v. RoachUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1989
  5. United States v. WineU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1989

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