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United States v. Desroe

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided February 24, 1956No. 6931PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

GEORGE W. LatimeR, Judge:

Both accused were convicted by gen-* eral court-martial of unpremeditated murder and sentenced to be dishonor-, ably discharged from the service, to forfeit all pay and allowances, and to be confined at hard labor for twenty-five years. The convening authority approved the findings and sentence as to each accused, and a board of review has affirmed. We granted review, limiting briefs and arguments to the following three issues:(1) Whether the law officer erred in excluding the details of alleged *685acts of violence by the deceased immediately…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Stevenson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Kinard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  3. United States v. JacksonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955
  4. United States v. PhillipsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953
  5. United States v. AdamsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United States v. BellamyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1966
  2. United States v. WalkerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
  3. United States v. MooreUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1966
  4. United States v. HarveyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
  5. United States v. JacksonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1979

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