Legal Opinion

United States v. McGary

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided May 9, 1958No. 10,958PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Homer Ferguson, Judge:

The question for decision is whether or not one who reviewed the record of trial of a special court-martial as supervisory authority was ineligible to do so by reason of the fact that he had previously taken initial action on the record as convening authority.

A special court-martial convened at Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska, by Colonel Lewis W. Stocking, Commander, 11th Air Division, found the accused guilty on July 11, 1957, of several offenses in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. CoulterUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
  2. United States v. ClissonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
  3. United States v. WilsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
  4. United States v. RentonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1958
  5. United States v. HightowerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. United States v. CunninghamUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1961
  2. United States v. SurtaskyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1966
  3. United States v. McElweeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1967
  4. United States v. BondyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1963
  5. United States v. PoseyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1972

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