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United States v. Combs

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Decided September 30, 1997No. 96-1246; Crim.App. No. 29305PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

SULLIVAN, Judge:

In 1990, appellant, then a technical sergeant (E-6) in the Air Force, was tried by a general court-martial consisting of members at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Contrary to his pleas, he was found guilty of the unpremeditated murder of his 18-month-old son, battery of his 3-year-old daughter, and willful disobedience of a lawful order not to be alone with his children, in violation of Articles 118, 128, and 91, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 918, 928, and 891, respectively. On September 26, 1990, *331he was sentenced to a dishonorable…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. LovingCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1994
  2. United States v. PalmiterUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1985
  3. United States v. CraigUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1989
  4. United States v. McCarthyCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1997
  5. United States v. CruzUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1987

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. United States v. HowellCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2016
  2. United States v. FrickeCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2000
  3. United States v. McFadyenCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1999
  4. Combs v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2001
  5. United States v. KreutzerCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2012

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