United States Court of Military Appeals· 7/8/1960
United States v. Hedges
Citations
- 11 C.M.A. 642
- 11 USCMA 642
- 29 C.M.R. 458
- 1960 CMA LEXIS 255
- 1960 WL 4531
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- systematic exclusion of junior officers and NCOs below E-7 to prevent “unusual” sentences
- Reversal was required where voir dire of members, the majority of whom had law enforcement or similar duties, revealed the appearance of a court handpicked to favor the prosecution
- upheld reversal because court-martial had distinct appearance of being “hand-picked” by Government
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Judges: Ferguson, Latimer, Quinn
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- William L. Calley, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. Howard H. Callaway, Etc., Etc., Cross-AppelleesFifth Circuit· 1975-09-10· cited 184×
- United States v. CrawfordUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1964-09-18· cited 93×
- United States v. McClainUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1986-05-05· cited 84×
- United States v. GreeneUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1970-12-24· cited 57×
- United States v. HilowUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1991-07-11· cited 49×
- United States v. NessUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1962-04-06· cited 42×
- United States v. TownsendCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces· 2008-02-05· cited 37×
- United States v. WithamCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces· 1997-09-30· cited 36×
- United States v. MarshUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1986-03-31· cited 35×
- United States v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces· 1998-08-13· cited 33×
- United States v. HolleyUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1984-04-09· cited 12×
- United States v. SwaggerUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1983-06-30· cited 10×
- United States v. WorrellU S Air Force Court of Military Review· 1977-07-08· cited 9×
- United States v. CarmanU.S. Army Court of Military Review· 1985-02-15· cited 8×
- United States v. LutzU S Coast Guard Court of Military Review· 1984-08-03· cited 4×
- United States v. AutreyU.S. Army Court of Military Review· 1985-07-31· cited 4×
- United States v. BertieCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces· 1999-07-15· cited 3×
- United States v. HilowU.S. Army Court of Military Review· 1989-10-12· cited 3×
- United States v. MorrisonNavy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals· 2008-03-06· cited 2×
Cites
7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- United States v. AtkinsonSupreme Court· 1936-02-03· cited 1,580×
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1943-03-15· cited 570×
- United States v. DeainUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1954-10-15· cited 119×
- United States v. WaltersUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1954-08-13· cited 65×
- United States v. SearsUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1956-02-17· cited 23×
- United States v. StewartUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1952-12-15· cited 12×
- United States v. GlazeUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1953-07-31· cited 3×
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