Legal Opinion

United States v. Johnson

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided May 28, 1970No. 22,648PublishedCited by 76 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Darden, Judge:

In the sentencing stage of this case the military judge permitted the prosecution to introduce evidence that the appellant had received nonjudicial punishment under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 815. The military judge also certified that introduced evidence in the form of pages from the service record of the appellant were true copies. The Court’s concern is with the propriety of these two actions.

As the case reaches this Court the appellant has a sentence of a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for four months,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Gregg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. United States v. VillasenorUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955
  5. United States v. WorleyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970

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3Cited by76 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1977
  2. United States v. MontgomeryUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970
  3. United States v. MackUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1980
  4. United States v. GammonsCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1999
  5. United States v. DukesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1978

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