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United States v. Carter

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Decided September 27, 1996No. 95-1210; Crim.App. No. 30962PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

SULLIVAN, Judge:

This case and its outcome can be summarized by the old adage, “Watch what you ask for, you may get it.”1 Here, appellant asked the convening authority to commute his bad-conduct discharge to confinement, and the convening authority complied. On appeal, appellant complains that this commutation was unlawful.

At Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, appellant was tried by a general court-martial composed of a military judge alone on August 20, 1993. Pursuant to mixed pleas, he was found guilty of possessing drug paraphernalia, using cocaine, and dishonorably…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. JohnsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1962
  2. Waller v. SwiftUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1990
  3. United States v. HodgesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1986
  4. United States v. DarusinUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1971
  5. United States v. SchnitzerCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1996

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. United States v. PenaCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2007
  2. United States v. JoseyCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2003
  3. United States v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1997
  4. United States v. CollinsArmy Court of Criminal Appeals · 1996
  5. Frazier v. McGowanU S Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals · 1998

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