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United States v. Waldron

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided January 28, 1966No. 18,767PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

The issue presented by the accused’s petition is whether his trial by general court-martial for larceny, and other violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, was barred by a previous trial for the same offenses.

Under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and the Uniform Code of Military Justice, no person may be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense. Consequently, if an accused is brought to trial before a court-martial and the proceedings are terminated after jeopardy attaches, but without legal justification, the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Downum v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  3. United States v. DeainUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
  4. United States v. DickensonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955
  5. United States v. StringerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. United States v. JeanbaptisteUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1978
  2. United States v. WimberleyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1966
  3. United States v. HamiltonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1994
  4. United States v. ThompkinsCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2003
  5. United States v. DancyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1993

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