Legal Opinion
United States v. Vargas
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Decided December 8, 2014No. 14-6009/MCPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge ERDMANN delivered the opinion of the court.
Staff Sergeant Ruben Vargas is charged with assault consummated by a battery in violation of Article 128, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 928 (2012). During the first day of trial, the military judge denied a government request for a continuance. When the government was unable to proceed with trial due to the unavailability of its witnesses, the military judge rested the government’s ease. The government subsequently filed an appeal with the United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals (NMCCA) pursu*2ant to Article 62, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 862…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Will v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Taylor v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Lopez de VictoriaCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2008
- United States v. BrowersUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1985
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- United States v. CooleyCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2016
- United States v. Specialist CEY BRISTOL J. WILLIAMSArmy Court of Criminal Appeals · 2016
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