· 11/20/1917
Pueblo v. Rossy
Citations
- 25 P.R. Dec. 918
- 1917 PR Sup. LEXIS 680
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that an act constitutes conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline, if it evinces “a wanton disregard for a moral standard generally and properly accepted by society”
- holding Article 134, UCMJ, not intended to set standard for private conduct
- fornication in the absence of aggravating circumstances is not an offense under military law because “Congress has not intended by Article 134 . . . to regulate the wholly private moral conduct of an individual”
- fornication not an offense in “absence of aggravating circumstances”
- pandering exists even if no expectation of financial gain
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