United States Court of Appeals For The Armed Forces, 2012

United States v. Robinson

United States v. Robinson
United States Court of Appeals For The Armed Forces · Decided February 8, 2012
71 M.J. 150; 2012 CAAF LEXIS 185
United States v. Robinson

Opinion of the Court

CCA 20100495. Review granted on the following issue:

WHEN THE GOVERNMENT FAILS TO ALLEGE AN ARTICLE 134 TERMINAL ELEMENT, THE CHARGE FAILS TO STATE AN OFFENSE UNLESS THE TERMINAL ELEMENT CAN BE “NECESSARILY IMPLIED” FROM THE LANGUAGE OF THE SPECIFICATION. THE MISSING TERMINAL ELEMENTS FROM THE SPECIFICATION OF CHARGE IV CANNOT BE NECESSARILY IMPLIED FROM THE TEXT. ARE THE CHARGES FATALLY DEFECTIVE?

No briefs will be filed under Rule 25.

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