Legal Opinion
United States v. Christian
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Decided May 31, 2006No. 04-0797/ARPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge GIERKE
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This Court has granted review of two issues. 1 The first issue for our consideration is whether life without eligibility for parole (LWOP) was an authorized punishment at the time Appellant committed the offense of forcible sodomy of a child under twelve years of age. We hold that LWOP was an authorized sentence and conclude that Appellant’s guilty plea was provident.
The second issue is whether Appellant received ineffective assistance of counsel because his trial defense counsel failed to advocate for confinement credit for Appellant’s…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Gozlon-Peretz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Loving v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- United States v. PolkUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1991
- Arnold and Others v. The United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1815
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United States v. LovettCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2006
- United States v. HenegarNavy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals · 2016
- United States v. Sergeant JOHN R. WILLIAMSON, JR.Army Court of Criminal Appeals · 2007
- Christian v. Secretary of the ArmyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
- In re Neis v. United StatesUnited States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals · 2020
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