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· 7/1/1874

In re Cerf

Citations

  • 5 F. Cas. 372
  • 11 Nat. Bank. Reg. 143

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that cross-dressing in the privacy of one’s home, with the curtains closed, and no reason to believe that others might observe, would not constitute an offense
  • noting significance of circumstances in which conduct occurred for purposes of determining whether a service disorder occurred
  • noting significance of circumstances in which conduct occurred for purposes of determining whether a service disorder occurred
  • “appellant was on notice that conduct which . . . brings discredit upon the Navy is an offense under Article 134.”
  • “factfinder must be certain that the prejudice or the discrediting nature of the conduct is legitimately focused toward good order and discipline or discrediting to the armed forces, and is not solely the result of the personal fears, phobias, biases, or prejudices of the witness”

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Judges: Morrill

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