Legal Opinion

United States v. Dean

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided April 19, 1957No. 8637PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

This appeal brings up for review an important question of post-trial procedure. The accused was convicted of rape, in violation of Article 120, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 920, and sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for twenty years. However, the convening authority approved only findings of guilty of assault with intent to commit rape, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code, 10 USC § 934, and reduced the period of confinement to two years. At the same time he suspended the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Trono v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  2. United States v. LanfordUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955
  3. United States v. MasseyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955
  4. United States v. ClissonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
  5. United States v. WiseUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. United States v. FieldsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1958
  2. United States v. WaltersCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2003
  3. United States v. HarrisUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1979
  4. United States v. MontesinosUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1989
  5. United States v. WilliamsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1972

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