Legal Opinion · Dissent
United States v. Parrish
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided August 31, 1956No. 8181Published
1DissentQuinn, Chief Judge
In my dissenting opinion in United States v Sutton, 3 USCMA 220, 11 CMR 220, I set out at length the reasons for my conclusion that the majority’s interpretation of Article 49 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 624, deprives an accused in the military service of his Constitutional right to confront and cross-examine the witnesses against him. I need not completely reiterate them here. However, in view of the conflict in regard to the mental competency of the principal Government witness, I think it is appropriate to quote briefly from my opinion in the Sutton case.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Diaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- People v. WerblowNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- United States v. SuttonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953
- In re the Estate of HutkoffNew York Surrogate's Court · 1925
- People v. ParkinsonNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1946
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