Legal Opinion
Dettinger v. United States
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided August 13, 1979No. Miscellaneous Docket No. 78-74; CMR No. 78-3; Miscellaneous Docket No. 78-75; CMR No. 78-4PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
COOK, Judge:
These proceedings raise important questions as to the right of the Government to obtain relief from an alleged unlawful and arbitrary ruling by a trial judge that purportedly frustrates the Government’s enforcement of the military criminal law.
In each instance,1 on defense motion before entry of plea, the trial judge dismissed charges against the petitioner that had been referred to a general court-martial for trial.2 Thereafter, by Petitions for Writ of Mandamus, the Government applied to the Air Force Court of Military Review for relief from the trial…
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