United States Court of Military Appeals, 1956

United States v. Collins

United States v. Collins
United States Court of Military Appeals · Decided August 24, 1956 · Ferguson, Latimer, Quinn
7 C.M.A. 313; 7 USCMA 313; 22 C.M.R. 103; 1956 CMA LEXIS 216; 1956 WL 4744
United States v. Collins

Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

For the reasons set out in United States v Hawthorne, 7 USCMA 293, 22 CMR 83, the findings of guilty and the sentence in this case are set aside. The record of trial is returned to The Judge Advocate General of the Army for transmittal to the officer exercising summary court-martial jurisdiction over the accused for his consideration and action.

Judge Ferguson concurs.

Concurring Opinion

Latimer, Judge

(concurring in the result) :

I concur in the result for the reasons set forth in my concurring opinion in United States v Hawthorne, 7 USCMA 293, 22 CMR 83.

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