United States Court of Military Appeals, 1969

United States v. Jacobs

United States Court of Military Appeals · Decided May 23, 1969 · Darden, Ferguson, Quinn

18 C.M.A. 369; 18 USCMA 369; 40 C.M.R. 81; 1969 CMA LEXIS 806; 1969 WL 6009

Opinion of the Court

DARDEN, Judge:

For the reasons set forth in United States v Wright, 18 USCMA 348, 40 CMR 60, we here find no fault in *370the president’s instructions on sentencing as to matters that “logically” lend themselves to either the adjudging of a more severe sentence or a more lenient one.

We affirm the decision of the board of review.

Chief Judge Quinn concurs.

Dissenting Opinion

FERGUSON, Judge

(dissenting):

I dissent.

I dissent for the reasons set forth in my dissenting opinion in United States v Wright, 18 USCMA 348, 40 CMR 60.

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