Legal Opinion
Karl Ballenger v. John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary of the Army
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1983No. 82-2504PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Karl Ballenger was convicted of sodomy by an Army Court Martial on July 28,1923. His conviction was reviewed and upheld by a Staff Judge Advocate on August 6, 1923, and by a Board of Review on September 11, 1923. 1 Ballenger was dishonorably discharged on September 21, 1923. In 1959, he asked the Army Board of Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to change his dishonorable discharge to an honorable discharge, arguing insufficient evidence and inadequate assistance of counsel. The ABCMR reviewed the petition on its merits and denied it. In 1981, Ballenger again…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hodges v. CallawayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Leonard P. Matlovich v. Secretary of the Air Force and Colonel Alton J. ThogersenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Marie Von Hoffburg v. Clifford Alexander, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Joseph S. Neal v. Secretary of the Navy and Commandant of the Marine CorpsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Bonen v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1981
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Gabriel J. Martinez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003
- Dennis A. Dickson v. Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- Calvin Geyen, Jr. v. John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary of the United States ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Paul Lawrence Kendall v. Army Board for Correction of Military RecordsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- Wyatt v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1991
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