Legal Opinion
United States v. Best
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided June 17, 1955No. 4361PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:
At a common trial with a Corporal Self and a Sergeant Leffew, the accused was convicted by a general court-martial in Korea of premeditated murder, larceny, and unauthorized absence. He was sentenced to death. On appeal, a board of review held that the accused was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel by the law officer's denial of a timely motion for a severance. However, the board of review concluded that the denial prejudiced the accused only as to the murder charge. It, therefore, affirmed the findings of guilty of larceny and…
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3Cited by31 opinions
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