Legal Opinion
United States v. Arness
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Decided August 19, 2015No. 14-8014/AFPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge STUCKY delivered the opinion of the Court.
Appellant’s approved sentence was less than the statutory minimum required to trigger direct review by the United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA). Nevertheless, the CCA concluded that it had jurisdiction to consider Appellant’s petition for a writ of error coram nobis. The CCA denied Appellant any relief, however, and he filed a writ-appeal at this Court. We specified an issue: whether the CCA had jurisdiction to entertain the writ petition. We hold that the CCA was without jurisdiction to consider Appellant’s case, and we…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Clinton v. GoldsmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- McPhail v. United StatesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1976
- Unger v. ZiemniakUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1989
- United States v. PolitteCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2006
- Dew v. United StatesArmy Court of Criminal Appeals · 1998
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. ChapmanUnited States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals · 2016
- In Re. JordanNavy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals · 2020
- United States v. BestNavy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals · 2019
- United States v. BrownNavy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals · 2019
- United States v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2021
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