Legal Opinion
Gregory Cole v. Melvin Laird, as Secretary of Defense, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 24, 1972No. 72-2354PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
Petitioner Cole was convicted by an Air Force court-martial for the unlawful use of marijuana — a violation of Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C.A. § 934 — and sentenced to perform' hard labor for three months, to forfeit $50 of his pay per month for six months, to be reduced to the military grade of Airman E-2, and to be restricted to the confines of Bergstrom Air Force Base for sixty days. 1 Cole immediately filed a petition in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas seeking a writ of habeas corpus and appropriate…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Reid v. CovertSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- O'Callahan v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States Ex Rel. Toth v. QuarlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Parisi v. DavidsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Schlesinger v. CouncilmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. McCarthyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1976
- Jaroslav Sedivy v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Defense of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Edward J. Peterson v. Captain Warren Goodwin, Corrections Officer, United States Air Defense Center, Confinement Facility, Biggs Field, El Paso, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Bruce R. Councilman v. Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
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