United States v. Gore
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
1Opinion of the Court
Judge GIERKE
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Article 37(a) Uniform Code of Military Justice [hereinafter UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. § 837(a) (2000), prohibits unlawful command influence by all persons subject to the UCMJ. Unlawful command influence is recognized as “the mortal enemy of military justice.” United States v. Thomas, 22 M.J. 388, 393 (C.M.A.1986). This case concerns unlawful command influence by a commanding officer who ordered a senior enlisted chief petty officer not to testify in support of Appellant and may have deterred others at the command from testifying on behalf of Appellant. As…
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