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United States v. Wilson

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided February 27, 1976No. 29,921PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

FERGUSON, Senior Judge:

Appellant claims that the validity of his special court-martial conviction for larceny of certain stereo equipment1 is compromised by the erroneous admission into evidence by the military judge of a carbon copy 2 of a pawn ticket (prosecution exhibit 3) without the required authentication foundation having been laid therefor. We are of the same mind.

*327The only significant probative evidence linking the appellant with the theft in question was the complained of writing.3 In an effort to gain its admittance as an exception to the hearsay rule,4 trial…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Alexander Bisno v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
  3. United States v. Sidney RosensteinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
  4. Schmeller v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1944
  5. United States v. EvansUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1972

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States v. McCarthyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1976
  2. United States v. JohnsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1977
  3. United States v. GarcesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1991
  4. United States v. VietorUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1980
  5. United States v. DababnehU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1989

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