Legal Opinion
United States v. Curtis
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided September 10, 1991No. 63,044; NMCM 87-3856PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
EVERETT, Senior Judge:
Lance Corporal Curtis was tried 4 years ago by a general court-martial convened at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. His conviction for two murders, burglary, and various other offenses led to an approved death sentence. The findings and sentence were affirmed by the Court of Military Review, 28 MJ 1074 (1989) (en banc), after which the case reached this Court for mandatory review. See Art. 67(a)(1), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 867(a)(1) (1989).
Initially we considered and heard extensive oral argument on two issues concerning the…
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