Legal Opinion

United States v. Townsend

U S Air Force Court of Military Review

Decided December 31, 1981No. ACM S25334PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION

2Per curiam

Consistent with his pleas, the accused was convicted by a special court-martial, composed of both enlisted and officer members, of absence without leave, two failure to repair offenses and possession of marijuana *862in violation of Articles 86 and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 886 and 934.

At trial, the defense counsel requested a new court panel asserting that the existing panel had been selected in a manner which systematically excluded lower ranking enlisted members. Other than the appointing order, the defense counsel offered no evidence in support and the…

3Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. CrawfordUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1964
  2. United States v. GreeneUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970
  3. United States v. DaigleUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1975
  4. United States v. MoschellaUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1971
  5. United States v. FirminU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1979

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4Cited by8 opinions

  1. United States v. SimoyUnited States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals · 1996
  2. United States v. CarmanU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1985
  3. United States v. BensonUnited States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals · 1998
  4. United States v. ChurchU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1989
  5. United States v. ClarkU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1990

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