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United States v. Houghton

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided April 6, 1962No. 15,282PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

Marcella Houghton, twenty-two months of age, was killed by her father. He was tried and convicted on a charge of unpremeditated murder and sentenced to dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor for twenty-five years, and auxiliary penalties. A board of review affirmed the conviction, but reduced the period of confinement to twenty years. The accused contends his conviction should be reversed because of two alleged prejudicial errors in the law officer’s instructions.

The first assignment of error is concerned with the following instruction by the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hicks v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1937
  2. United States v. BallUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
  3. United States v. MillerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
  4. United States v. SchreiberUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955
  5. United States v. JenkinsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1952

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. United States v. MogliaUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1977
  2. United States v. RiegeU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1978
  3. United States v. BuchanaUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970
  4. United States v. RomeroUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1975
  5. United States v. CookeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1984

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