Legal Opinion

United States v. Elmore

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided September 30, 1991No. 65524; NMCM 88 4769PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

COX, Judge:

Appellant stands convicted, contrary to his pleas, of a single specification of premeditated murder, in violation of Article 118, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 918.1 We granted review of four issues.2 We resolve all of them against appellant.

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We first take up granted issue III, wherein appellant challenges the sufficiency of evidence of his guilt. Our review is limited to testing legal sufficiency, Art. 67(c), UCMJ, 10 USC § 867(c) (1989). As the Supreme Court has noted:

Once a defendant has been found guilty of the crime charged, the factfinder’s…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Clyde Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  4. Mu'Min v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. United States v. Roland W. BrownCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. United States v. WhiteUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1993
  2. United States v. HamiltonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1994
  3. United States v. ShepardUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1993
  4. United States v. WeanUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1993
  5. United States v. PerryUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1993

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