Legal Opinion

United States v. Moore

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided July 2, 1964No. 17,401PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

After reviewing the accused’s eight-month-old marriage, the Government charged him with four specifications of assault and battery upon his wife. At trial, Mrs. Moore repeatedly refused to testify against her husband, but was directed that she “must answer the trial counsel’s questions.” Her answers showed the accused struck her on the occasions charged. The accused was convicted and sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, three months at hard labor, and reduction in grade.

Some of Mrs. Moore’s testimony casts considerable doubt on the sufficiency of the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  2. Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Funk v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  4. Hawkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  5. United States v. SmithUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1962

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. United States v. WimberleyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1966
  2. United States v. KirschUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1964
  3. United States v. MasseyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1965
  4. United States v. RenerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1967
  5. United States v. HurkoU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1993

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