Legal Opinion

United States v. Howard

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided April 18, 1969No. 21,469PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

The accused seeks reversal of his conviction for robbery on the ground that certain instructions by the law officer as to the voluntariness of a pretrial statement admitted in evidence against him were prejudicially deficient and erroneous.

Two soldiers were at a hitchhiking-stop at Fort Gordon, Georgia. They were approached by three other servicemen; one of the latter drew a small revolver, the other brandished a switchblade knife, and the third, the accused, stood at the side with a small pocket knife in his hand. On demand, the soldiers turned over…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. United States v. JonesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
  3. United States v. DicarioUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
  4. United States v. NoeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1956
  5. United States v. SmithUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1958

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States v. GravesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1975
  2. United States of America Ex Rel. John W. Flemings v. John H. Chafee, Secretary of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
  3. United States v. HundleyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1972
  4. United States v. TeeterU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1981
  5. United States v. BubonicsU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1994

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