United States v. Wolfson

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Judge:

On the ground that the offenses are not “service connected,” the accused challenges the exercise of court-martial jurisdiction as to seven of the charges of which he still stands convicted.

In O’Callahan v Parker, 395 US 258, 23 L Ed 2d 291, 89 S Ct 1683 (1969), the Supreme Court determined that under the United States Constitution offenses committed in the civilian community by military personnel, which are cognizable in the civilian criminal courts, are not triable by a court-martial unless they have “service connection” or “military significance.” This Court…