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United States v. Griffin

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided August 23, 1957No. 9601PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

The accused was convicted of two specifications of unauthorized absence, one of which was almost two months in duration, and of a failure to obey a lawful order. Considering two previous convictions, including one for desertion, the court-martial adjudged a sentence of dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for years. In reviewing the case the convening authority’s Staff Legal Officer referred to “other facts concerning the accused’s absence” which he found in the record of trial of another Marine. These…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. LanfordUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955
  2. United States v. OakleyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
  3. United States v. SteneUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1956
  4. United States v. AtkinsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
  5. United States v. KowertUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. United States v. GoodeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1975
  2. United States v. FieldsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1958
  3. United States v. VaraUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1958
  4. United States v. WilsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1958
  5. United States v. ChristopherUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1962

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