Stayton v. Westbrook

ORDER

Petitioner, Staff Sergeant Tyrone L. Stayton, filed a petition for extraordinary relief in the nature of mandamus * with this court on 14 May 1984. He prays for an order directing the respondent convening authority to withdraw certain charges against him which had been referred to trial by special court-martial, or, in the alternative, an order directing the respondent military judge to dismiss said charges.

The factual setting pertinent to petitioner’s prayer for relief follows. On 22 February 1984, petitioner was offered punishment pursuant to Article 15, U.C.M.J., for the offense of…