Legal Opinion
United States v. Riley
United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals
Decided March 15, 2000No. ACM 32183 (f rev)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT UPON FURTHER REVIEW
YOUNG, Senior Judge:
Court members convicted the appellant of the premeditated murder of an infant, to which she had just given birth in the restroom of the Dyess Air Force Base Emergency Room. Article 118(1), UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 918(1). During sentencing argument, the trial defense counsel advised the court members that, by finding the accused guilty of premeditated murder, the decision on how long to confine the appellant had been taken out of their hands — -premeditated murder carries a mandatory period of confinement for life. Article 118, UCMJ. The…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1997
- United States v. JonesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1994
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. RileyCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2003
- United States v. RileyCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2001
- United States v. RileyUnited States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals · 2001
- United States v. RileyCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2001
- United States v. RileyCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2001
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