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United States v. Mason

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided October 25, 1957No. 9726PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

The question on this appeal is whether the law officer erred to the prejudice of the accused by denying a defense request for an instruction on circumstantial evidence.

At the accused’s trial before a general court-martial for larceny the prosecution established that a Sergeant Ray shared a room with the accused. The sergeant kept a camera in his wall locker which he did not always lock. He last saw his camera on either August 26 or August 27,1956. On September 1 *331he discovered that the camera was missing. He notified the first sergeant. An…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  2. United States v. JohnsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953
  3. United States v. NoeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1956
  4. Holland v. United States. Holland v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
  5. United States v. BallUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. HurtUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1958
  2. United States v. SellersUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1961
  3. United States v. KirbyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1967
  4. United States v. HarvilleUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1982
  5. United States v. JonesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1959

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