Legal Opinion
United States v. Ortiz
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided August 14, 1970No. 22,843PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
Quinn, Chief Judge:
On his plea of guilty, a special court-martial convened at Camp Foster, Okinawa, convicted the accused of several offenses in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. One of the offenses was robbery of an Okinawan taxi driver. The offense was perpetrated in a beach area, which was apparently outside the confines of any United States military installation on Okinawa.
The case was tried on July 23, 1969, which was subsequent to the effective date of the limitation of courts-martial jurisdiction defined by the Supreme Court of the United States in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- O'Callahan v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- McElroy v. United States Ex Rel. GuagliardoSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. WheelerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1967
- Mercer v. DillonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. DettingerU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1978
- United States Ex Rel. Jacobs v. FroehlkeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1971
- United States v. DavisUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970
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