Legal Opinion

United States v. Manuel

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided February 12, 1954No. 2638PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

A general court-martial in Japan convicted the accused of forgery in violation of Article 123, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 717. He was sentenced to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for one year. Intermediate appellate tribunals have affirmed the findings and sentence. The case is before this Court, on petition of the accused, to determine whether the evidence, apart from his confession, is sufficient to establish the corpus delicti of the offense.

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. RosatoUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953
  2. The People v. ReedIllinois Supreme Court · 1928
  3. Reining v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
  4. United States v. MountsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1952
  5. United States v. IsenbergUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. United States v. SmithUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1962
  2. United States v. VillasenorUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955
  3. United States v. SheeksUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1966
  4. United States v. AllumsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955
  5. United States v. LandrumUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954

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