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United States v. Simoy

United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals

Decided November 8, 1996No. ACM 30496PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

PEARSON, Senior Judge:

Today we affirm Senior Airman Jose F.S. Simoy’s death sentence for the felony murder of Sergeant Stacy E. LeVay, a policeman who was bludgeoned to death on his birthday during an armed robbeiy that Simoy masterminded.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

A. The Offenses

Appellant and Sergeant LeVay, a newlywed, worked as law enforcement security policemen on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. As part of their normal police duties, both escorted commissary employees to the bank for night deposits of large sums. Both also participated in training exercises involving mock…

2Cases cited105 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. AkbarCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2015
  2. United States v. HughesUnited States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals · 1998
  3. United States v. SimoyCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1998
  4. United States v. WittUnited States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals · 2013
  5. United States v. HurnNavy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals · 1999

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