Legal Opinion

United States v. Treat

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Decided July 16, 2014No. 14-0280/ARPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judge OHLSON

delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted review in this case to determine whether the military judge created a fatal variance and violated Appellant’s due process rights when she made exceptions and substitutions to a charge and specification and found Appellant guilty of the revised charge and specification contrary to his plea. We hold that the changes made to the charge and specification constituted a material variance but did not prejudice Appellant. We therefore affirm Appellant’s conviction.

During the relevant time period, Appellant was a Sergeant (E-5) assigned to the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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  5. United States v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2009

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