Riley v. Christie

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that it is not improper to appoint senior qualified members
• finding error when “conclusions of law are influenced by an erroneous view of the law”
• military judge abuses discretion if decision was “influenced by an erroneous view of the law”
• permissible to “look first at the senior grades,” so long as lower eligible grades not systematically excluded
• OSI agent and informant as seller and buyer in drug transaction constituted improper inducement
• Court found improper motive for systematic exclusion of enlisted members below E-7

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).