Legal Opinion
United States v. Buchana
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided April 24, 1970No. 22,578PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
DARDEN, Judge:
Despite the appellant’s pleas of not guilty, a general court-martial convicted him of robbery and assault with intent to commit robbery. The convening authority approved the court-martial’s sentence of a dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, confinement at hard labor for two years, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The Court of Military Review affirmed the approved findings and sentence. This Court granted the appellant’s petition on the issue of:
“Whether the law officer erred to the prejudice of the accused by instructing the court-martial:
‘Now…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- United States v. SoccioUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
- State v. GainesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
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3Cited by19 opinions
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