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Green v. Convening Authority

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided July 23, 1970No. Miscellaneous Docket No. 70-50PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*578Memorandum Opinion of the Court

A charge, alleging three specifications of premeditated murder of several Vietnamese civilians, was originally preferred against the petitioner herein. Upon the advice of his staff judge advocate, the respondent convening authority, Commanding General, 1st Marine Division, reduced the charge to unpremeditated murder, and referred it to trial by a general court-martial which he appointed pursuant to Ax'ticle 22(a) (3), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 822(a) (3).

By this Petition for Writ of Prohibition petitioner seeks, inter alia, to terminate the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Johnson v. SayreSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. United States v. ScolesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1963
  3. United States v. WhiteUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1958
  4. Collier v. United StatesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970
  5. United States v. FreemanUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. United States v. AyalaCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1995
  2. United States v. CruzU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1985
  3. United States v. JohnstonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1994
  4. United States v. WilliamsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1972
  5. United States v. FernandezUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1987

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