Legal Opinion

United States v. Dukes

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided May 8, 1978No. 33,859; SPCM 12430PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLETCHER, Chief Judge:

On October 6, 1976, the appellant was found guilty, consistent with his pleas, of the single offense of unauthorized absence in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 886.1 He was sentenced by the special court-martial military judge to a bad conduct discharge and confinement at hard labor for 30 days. The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged.

At this court-martial the government introduced, in accordance with Paragraph 75d, Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969 (Revised edition), two records of non-judicial…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1977
  2. United States v. MontgomeryUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970
  3. United States v. VoorheesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
  4. United States v. JohnsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970
  5. McPhail v. United StatesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. United States v. SalesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1986
  2. United States v. ReedCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2000
  3. United States v. PeoplesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1990
  4. United States v. LacyCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1999
  5. United States v. MaxwellCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1996

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