Legal Opinion
United States v. Leonard
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Decided August 9, 2006No. 05-0445/AFPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge GIERKE
delivered the opinion of the Court. 1
A servicemember does not have a Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury. 2 However, “Congress has established the court-martial as the institution to provide military justice to service members.” 3 Congress has also afforded every servicemember the right to have a court-martial of panel members for both a general and a special court-martial. 4
This Court has stated that the “cornerstone of the military justice system” is the “right to members who are fair and impartial.” 5 Indeed, this right to fair and impartial members is so important…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Frontiero v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. MorenoCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2006
- United States v. NapoleonCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1997
- United States v. SmartUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1985
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3Cited by24 opinions
- United States v. AkbarCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2015
- United States v. ClayCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2007
- United States v. TerryCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2007
- United States v. HollingsCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2007
- United States v. MedinaNavy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals · 2009
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