Legal Opinion
United States v. Walker
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided January 8, 1971No. 22,810PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
Quinn, Chief Judge:
On the night of January 20, 1968, the accused shot and killed his “best friend,” Private First Class James F. Wright. A general court-martial convened in the Republic of Vietnam found him guilty of premeditated murder. The findings of guilty were reduced to unpremeditated murder by the United States Army Court of Military Review. In this Court the accused contends the evidence is not sufficient to support a finding that he “was legally sane” at the time of the offense.
No medical testimony as to the accused’s mental condition at the time of the offense…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. BiesakUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
- United States v. BabbidgeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1969
- United States v. CareyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1960
- United States v. LewisUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1963
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States v. FrederickUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1977
- Walker v. MitchellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
- United States v. ButlerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1971
- United States v. BledsoeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1983
- United States v. SudlerU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1976
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