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United States v. Sayers

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided April 9, 1971No. 23,458PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Ferguson, Judge:

The contents of the convening order, establishing the special court-martial before which this accused was tried, is the basis for our grant of review on the following issues:

I. Whether the convening authority erred to the prejudice of the appellant in detailing two military judges to the court.

II. Whether trial by military judge alone was authorized in view of the restrictive language of paragraph 2 of the convening order dated May 11,1970.

The whole of the convening order is set forth in the Appendix of this opinion. For our purpose, we need only set forth…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. SmithUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1962
  2. McClaughry v. DemingSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
  3. United States v. DeanUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970
  4. United States v. AllenUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955
  5. United States v. RobinsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1963

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. United States v. FieldsU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1984
  2. United States v. HamiltonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1971
  3. United States v. SmileyU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1983
  4. United States v. BinghamUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1971
  5. United States v. BinghamUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1971

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