Legal Opinion
United States v. Baca
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided September 30, 1988No. 53,859; CM 445775PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
EVERETT, Chief Judge:
Convicted by general court-martial members of drunken driving and involuntary manslaughter,1 appellant contends (22 M.J. 239) before this Court that he was denied his Sixth-Amendment2 right to counsel.3 Without reaching this claim, we conclude, instead, that the military judge erred in severing appellant’s established attorney-client relationship with his detailed defense counsel without good cause. See Art. 38(b), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 838(b); accord R.C.M. 505(d)(2)(B)(ii), Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. PaleniusUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1977
- MacArthur v. Bank of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- United States v. EasonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1972
- United States v. MurrayUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by27 opinions
- United States v. ActonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1993
- United States v. SpriggsCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2000
- United States v. CookUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1988
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- United States v. HutchinsCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2011
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