Legal Opinion

United States v. Swift

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Decided April 26, 2017No. 16-0407/ARPublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judge RYAN

delivered the opinion of the Court.

A panel of officers and enlisted members sitting as a general court-martial convicted Appellant, contrary to his pleas, of two speei-fications of indecent acts with a child in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 934 (2000). The panel sentenced Appellant to a dishonorable discharge, fourteen years of confinement, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to the grade of E-l. The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged.

On appeal .under Article 66, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 866 (2012), the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Opper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Chiarella v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  4. Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. United States v. ColeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1990

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  3. United States v. DawkinsNavy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals · 2019
  4. United States v. EnglishCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2019
  5. United States v. Gonzalez-StarksNavy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals · 2018

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