Legal Opinion
Michael C. Watson v. Colonel O.L. McCotter
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1986No. 84-1675PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the district court’s summary dismissal of petitioner Michael C. Watson’s application for writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Watson currently is serving a ten-year court-martial sentence for rape and forcible sodomy, violations of Articles 120 and 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 920, 925.
The district court dismissed the petition, without issuing an order to show cause or holding an evidentiary hearing, on the ground that the military tribunals previously had given “full and fair consideration” to Watson’s…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Burns v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States v. DuBayUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1967
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3Cited by70 opinions
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- Solomon Monk, Also Known as David L. Martin v. Colonel Gordon N. Zelez, CommandantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
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