· 4/23/1930
Pueblo v. Paredes
Citations
- 40 P.R. Dec. 989
- 1930 PR Sup. LEXIS 228
How courts have described this case
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- testing for prejudice from improper selection of court members but not clearly allocating the prejudice burden
- testing for prejudice from improper selection of court members but not clearly allocating the prejudice burden
- selection process involving nomination by subordinate commanders based solely on requested ranks and without reference to Article 25 criteria was found improper
- selection process involving nomination by subordinate commanders based solely on requested ranks and without reference to Article 25 criteria was found improper
- exclusion of junior enlisted soldiers from panels in order to achieve heavier sentences
- observing a “fixed policy” to exclude certain members
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Judges: Toro
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