Legal Opinion
United States v. Dial
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided August 26, 1958No. 11,425PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:
The accused and her husband were charged with causing the death of their one-year-old son. They were convicted by a general court-martial in Germany of involuntary manslaughter, in violation of Article 119, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 919. A board of review affirmed the conviction. The Judge Advocate General of the Army filed a certificate requesting this Court to consider whether the court-martial had constitutional power to try the accused as a civilian dependent accompanying the Army in West Germany.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Reid v. CovertSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. BurneyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1956
- United States v. WilsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1958
3Cited by2 opinions
- United States of America Ex Rel. Dominic Guagliardo v. Neil H. McElroy Secretary of Defense, Department of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- United States of America Ex Rel. Dominic Guagliardo v. Neil H. McElroy Secretary of Defense, Department of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958