Legal Opinion

United States v. Staton

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Decided December 1, 2010No. 10-0237/AFPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*229Judge BAKER

delivered the opinion of the Court.

A general court-martial composed of members convicted Appellant, contrary to his pleas, of eight specifications of assault consummated by battery upon a child under sixteen years, in violation of Article 128, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 928 (2006). The adjudged and approved sentence included confinement for three years, reduction to pay grade E-l, and a bad-conduct discharge.

On review, the United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed.1

We granted review of the following issue: WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE ABUSED…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. Darwin Jay Copeland Anthony Antoine HartwellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
  2. United States v. ReynoldsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1989
  3. United States v. McCollumCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2003
  4. United States v. MaddoxCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
  5. United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Thomas Mickens, Anthony Jacobs, Shelby Kearney, Bettina Jacobs Celifie, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United States v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2011
  2. United States v. HickersonNavy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals · 2012
  3. United States v. BavenderUnited States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals · 2019
  4. United States v. BinghamUnited States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals · 2019
  5. United States v. ButtersNavy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals · 2014

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