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United States v. Hancock

U S Air Force Court of Military Review

Decided August 25, 1993No. ACM 29539PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

JOHNSON, Judge:

This is a sad case of marital discord that repeatedly escalated to physical violence. Sergeant Hancock struck his wife on five occasions over a period of about a year and choked her on another occasion. About a week before he was to be tried by court-martial for these assaults he again struck her and threatened to kill her. He was convicted of seven specifications alleging assault and battery and one specification of communicating a threat.1 He argues before us that his defense counsel at trial was ineffective and that the charge of communicating a threat…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. SnellingUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1982
  3. United States v. ScottUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1987
  4. United States v. BakerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1983
  5. United States v. TetersUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1993

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. United States v. LenoirU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1994
  2. United States v. MarchandU S Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals · 2001
  3. United States v. HammerUnited States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals · 2004
  4. United States v. OlsenU S Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals · 2019
  5. United States v. LenoirU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1994

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