Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided June 24, 1955No. 5792PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:
After a five-day trial, the accused was convicted by a general court-martial of four specifications of premeditated murder. He was sentenced to death. A board of review aiRrmed the conviction and the sentence. The case is before this Court on mandatory review, under the provisions of Article 67(6) (1), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 654.
At about 11:00 a.m., February 23, 1954, Sergeant Theodore Bryant went to a house on Augsburger Strasse in the town of Gersthofen, Germany. He had given his friend, Corporal E. Peters, a ride to the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- People v. ZackowitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- People v. . Del VermoNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- People v. BurnsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1952
- People v. . FishNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- United States v. JohnsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953
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3Cited by21 opinions
- United States v. DickensonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955
- United States v. HurtUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1958
- United States v. CurtisCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1996
- United States v. RoweUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1962
- United States v. TeeterUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1983
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