Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces· 4/27/2006

United States v. Harmon

Citations

63 M.J. 98
2006 CAAF LEXIS 561
2006 WL 1133284

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informal practice of clerk to deliver certificate before effective time did not sever jurisdiction at the eai'lier time
“physical delivery of a discharge certificate is generally considered the event that terminates a servicemember’s active duty status”
\the discharge authority must have intended the discharge to take effect\ in order for the delivery of the discharge certificate to terminate military 13 jurisdiction
“Court-martial jurisdiction over active duty personnel ordinarily ends on delivery of a discharge certificate or its equivalent to the person concerned issued pursuant to competent orders.”
“military jurisdiction over the person continues as long as military status exists”
“Generally, there are three prerequisites that must be met for courts-martial jurisdiction to vest: (1) jurisdiction over the offense, (2) personal jurisdiction over the accused, and (3) a properly convened and composed court-martial.”

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Judges: Crawford, Erdmann

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