United States v. Coronado

I accept the rationale of the lead opinion as resolving this case within the framework of existing precedent on the exercise of court-martial jurisdiction.1 However, I find *526such tortuous analysis unnecessary for three reasons: (1) the only punishment imposed upon the accused was a severance of his military status; (2) there is no geographic limitation on the exercise of court-martial jurisdiction over the misconduct of commissioned officers under Article 133 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice;2 and (3) in my view, O’Callahan v. Parker, 395 U.S. 258, 89 S.Ct. 1683, 23 L.Ed.2d 291 (1969),…