UCMJ Military Lawyer

“Evidence was sufficient to establish that charge was preferred and received within time provided by statute of limitations by an officer exercising summary court-martial jurisdiction over accused”. U.S. v. Massey 17 M.J. 683 ACMR,(1983). 

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“Before taking action to eradicate ambiguity in sentence imposed by summary court-martial, convening authority should have returned record to summary court-martial for proceedings in revision”. U.S. v. Massey 17 M.J. 683 ACMR,(1983). 

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“Failure to specify limits of restriction included in sentence imposed by summary court-martial was error and rendered the sentence ambiguous”. U.S. v. Massey 17 M.J. 683 ACMR,(1983). 

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“Even though court-martial convening order recited “A special court-martial is hereby convened.” convening order which amended the original convening order and specifically identified the court-martial as a general court-martial effectively modified the original order”. U.S. v. Glover 15 M.J. 419 CMA,(1983). 

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“Even though court-martial convening order reciting that “A special court-martial is hereby convened.” may have begun its life as a special court-martial, it became a general court-martial when the convening authority said it was a general court-martial in referral and this fiat accorded with his intent”. U.S. v. Glover 15 M.J. 419 CMA,(1983). 

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“Fact that court-martial convening order recited that “A special court-martial is hereby convened.” did not rise to the level of prejudice to the accused and sentence could be adjudged exceeding the maximum punishment allowed for special court-martial, where there was no question but that convening authority had intended to refer case to general court-martial and thought he was so doing, intent of the convening authority was known to all parties, including accused, and all acted accordingly. U.S. v. Glover 15 M.J. 419 CMA,(1983). 

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“Without showing of unavoidability, presumption that convening authority properly exercised his discretion when he detailed junior members to accused’s court-martial was applicable”. 

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“Accused’s failure to object to appointment of “frocked” members to accused’s court-martial waived any defect in detailing such members, who were junior in rank to accused”. U.S. v. McGee  15 M.J. 1004 NMCMR,(1983). 

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“Court-martial had jurisdiction to try accused even though three of the sitting members were junior in rank to the accused”. U.S. v. McGee  15 M.J. 1004 NMCMR,(1983).
 

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“Violation of Article prohibiting enlisted member of court-martial from being from same unit as accused is not jurisdictional bar to trial”. U.S. v. McGee  15 M.J. 1004 NMCMR,(1983). 

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“Point in time to be used in determining disqualifying status of convening authority to appoint court-martial is time when court-martial was convened; thus, subsequent withdrawal of charges providing basis of disqualification will not act to retroactively confer jurisdiction where original employment was unauthorized”. U. S. v. McEnearney 1 M.J. 969 NCMR (1976). 

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“Person convening accused’s court-martial was disqualified to do so where he was subordinate of commander who was so closely connected to the offenses of which accused was charged that a reasonable person would conclude that he had a personal interest in the matter”. U. S. v. McEnearney 1 M.J. 969 NCMR (1976). 

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“Ministerial act of swearing court members is essential to legal efficacy of court-martial proceeding, but it is not a matter affecting the jurisdiction of the court-martial”. U.S. v. Wilson 27 M.J. 555 ACMR,(1988). 

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“Jurisdiction of court-martial is affirmatively established on the record when trial counsel announces the convening of the court and the referral to trial of charges by an appropriate authority”. U.S. v. Wilson 27 M.J. 555 ACMR,(1988). 

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“Court-martial is convened by order promulgated by authorized commander which designates the composition of the court”. 

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“In order for court martial to have jurisdiction, it must be convened and constituted in accordance with the law”. 

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“Upon accused’s refusal to waive error which resulted from fact that two members of court-martial panel which sentenced him had not been sworn, military judge properly ordered proceeding in revision and could do so without re-referral of the charges”. U.S. v. Wilson 27 M.J. 555 ACMR,(1988). 

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“Upon accused’s refusal to waive error which resulted from fact that two members of the court-martial panel were not sworn, order of military judge for a new proceeding had the legal effect of ordering a proceeding in revision to correct error or omission”. U.S. v. Wilson 27 M.J. 555 ACMR,(1988). 

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“Failure to administer oath to two members of court-martial panel rendered the sentencing proceeding and sentence adjudged a nullity and there was no sentence which could have been reported to the convening authority”. U.S. v. Wilson 27 M.J. 555 ACMR,(1988). 

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“Oath obligates members of court-martial to act in strict compliance with the law without regard to personal opinions or the opinions of others and is indispensable prerequisite to the performance of the responsibilities of service on a court-martial panel”. U.S. v. Wilson 27 M.J. 555 ACMR,(1988). 

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“Failure to administer the oath to all the members of the court-martial panel was an error affecting the substantial right of the accused”. U.S. v. Wilson 27 M.J. 555 ACMR,(1988). 

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“Military Judge sitting as special court-martial erred to accused’s substantial prejudice by adjudging sentence which included fine and forfeitures; accordingly $500 fine would be set aside”. U. S. v. Santonge 10 M.J. 855 NCMR, (1981) 

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“On habeas corpus proceeding by prisoner confined under sentence of court-martial, where review of record of court-martial impelled conclusion that procedure of military law had been applied in a substantially fair manner and that there was sufficient evidence to support findings made, no sufficient ground to support a discharge was established”.Brown v. Sanford 79 F.Supp. 146 D.C.Ga. 1948 

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“Where petitioner charged before general court-martial with rape of a named female and assault with intent to commit rape upon another named female did not defend on ground of insanity, and investigating officer expressed opinion that petitioner was mentally competent, failure to make a more complete investigation of petitioner’s insanity did not constitute a denial of due process of law”. Brown v. Sanford 79 F.Supp. 146 D.C.Ga. 1948 

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“Although preliminary investigation of charges before court-martial was jurisdictional, mental capacity of accused was not an express condition precedent to the trial by court-martial”. Brown v. Sanford 79 F.Supp. 146 D.C.Ga. 1948 

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