Legal Opinion
United States v. Martin
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided April 19, 1982No. 39,436; NCM 78 1151PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLETCHER, Judge:
The case of appellant before us1 presents a variety of legal issues both granted2 by us and certified3 by the Judge Advocate *67General of the Navy pursuant to Article 67(b)(2) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 867(b)(2). After careful consideration of the possible errors raised, we conclude that none of the issues requires us to grant relief.
I
We turn first to another example of a trial judge’s equation of “reasonable doubt” with “substantial doubt,” an error apparently perpetuated by the use of standard military judge’s instructions. It has been made…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. SalleyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1980
- United States v. CottenUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1981
- United States v. VillinesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Solomon Monk, A/K/A David L. Martin v. Secretary of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Solomon Monk, Also Known as David L. Martin v. Colonel Gordon N. Zelez, CommandantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. NewmanUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1983
- United States v. HubbardUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1989
- United States v. RojasU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1983
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