Legal Opinion
Weiss v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 19, 1994No. 92-1482PublishedCited by 299 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
We must decide in these cases whether the current method of appointing military judges violates the Appointments Clause of the Constitution, and whether the lack of a fixed term of office for military judges violates the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. We conclude that neither constitutional provision is violated.
Petitioner Weiss, a United States Marine, pleaded guilty at a special court-martial to one count of larceny, in violation of Article 121 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ or Code), 10 U. S. C. § 921. He was sentenced to three months of confinement, partial…
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