Legal Opinion
United States v. Douse
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided April 19, 1982No. 39,818; ACM 22671PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COOK, Judge:
We are asked to decide whether the Government retained jurisdiction over the accused after the expiration of his term of enlistment. 10 M.J. 251. The military judge found it did; we agree and affirm.
It is important at the outset to point out that this Court has only limited authority in this area. We cannot independently assess the credibility of witnesses or attach more or less weight to particular items of evidence, as our personal conviction dictates. We can only inquire whether as a matter of law evidence of record and the inferences that can properly be drawn therefrom…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- In Re GrimleySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- United States v. DickensonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955
- United States v. HounshellUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1956
- United States v. SpellerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
- United States v. HutchinsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by21 opinions
- United States v. HowardUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1985
- Smith v. VanderbushCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1997
- United States v. FitzpatrickUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1983
- United States v. SelfUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1982
- Keys v. ColeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1990
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