Legal Opinion

United States v. Truman

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided June 26, 1970No. 22,627PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Darden, Judge:

As a consequence of Ms activities on the nights of July 1 and 3, 1968, the appellant was convicted by a general court-martial on three counts of larceny. His sentence now consists of a bad-conduct discharge, total forfeitures, and one year’s confinement at hard labor. Truman has successfully petitioned this Court to consider the following two instructional issues:

Whether the law officer’s instructions on the voluntariness of appellant’s confession were so confusingly structured and worded that they failed to provide the court-martial with meaningful legal…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. United States v. NoeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1956
  3. United States v. OdenwellerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1962
  4. United States v. HatchettUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953
  5. United States v. WilliamsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1952

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. United States v. QuintanillaCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2001
  2. United States v. DearingCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2006
  3. United States v. DiazNavy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals · 2005
  4. United States v. PeszynskiU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1994
  5. United States v. AlfordU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1990

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