United States v. Fry

Judge STUCKY delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted review to determine whether jurisdiction existed pursuant to Article 2, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 802 (2006), to try Appellant in a court-martial, despite an order from a California court that established a limited conser-*467vatorship over Appellant. We hold that jurisdiction existed pursuant to Article 2(e).1

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In accordance with Appellant’s pleas, a general court-martial by military judge alone found Appellant guilty of two specifications of being absent without leave, four specifications of possessing child…