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United States v. Covert

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided June 24, 1955No. 4974PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Paul W. BROSMAN, Judge:

This case involves a further problem of mental responsibility. The accused woman was tried in England by general court-martial for the premeditated murder of her husband, in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 118, 50 USC § 712. She was found guilty under the charge and its specification and sentenced to life imprisonment. The convening authority approved both the findings and sentence— and a board of review in the office of The Judge Advocate General, United States Air Force, with one member dissenting, has affirmed. The case…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ClarkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
  2. United States v. KunakUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
  3. Commonwealth v. CoxMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
  4. United States v. SmithUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
  5. United States v. BiesakUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Reid v. CovertSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. United States v. WalkerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957
  3. United States v. JensenUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1964
  4. United States v. AllenUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1960
  5. United States v. ThompsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1958

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