Legal Opinion

United States v. Stivers

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided April 28, 1961No. 13,932PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Homer Ferguson, Judge:

This case is before us for the second time. Originally, it was forwarded by The Judge Advocate General of the Navy upon the certified issue whether the board of review was correct in determining that accused’s confession was involuntary. Our scrutiny of the opinions of the board members led us to return the case for clarification of its holding, as we were unable to ascertain whether it had been concluded that the confession was factually or legally involuntary. United States v Stivers, 11 USCMA 512, 29 CMR 328. In a supplementary decision, the board…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Kercheval v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  2. Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Ferguson v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. United States v. DanielsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1959
  5. United States V. TobitaUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. United States v. CainU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1978
  2. United States v. BaskinUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1967
  3. United States v. DrakeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1965
  4. United States v. WelchU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1976
  5. United States v. BarbenUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1963

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