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United States v. McClain

Citations

  • 22 M.J. 124
  • 1986 CMA LEXIS 17474

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the government failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that members were not selected for the improper purpose of avoiding lenient sentences
  • noting that “courts- martial have never been considered subject to the jury-trial demands of the Constitu- tion”
  • noting that “courts-martial have never been considered subject to the jury-trial demands of the Constitution”
  • noting that “courts- 3 United States v. Martinez, No. ACM 39903 (f rev
  • rejecting systematic exclusion of junior officers and enlisted members in pay grade E-6 and below to avoid light sentences
  • rejecting a similar argument to the appellant’s within the context of a death penalty case

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Judges: Cox, Everett

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