United States v. Soria

76 M.J. 121, 2017 CAAF LEXIS 73
CourtCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces
DecidedFebruary 3, 2017
DocketNo. 17-0159/AR
StatusPublished

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Bluebook
United States v. Soria, 76 M.J. 121, 2017 CAAF LEXIS 73 (Ark. 2017).

Opinion

CCA 20150537. On consideration of the petition for grant of review of the decision of the United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals, it is ordered that said petition is hereby granted on the following issues:

I. WHETHER ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT AS A CMCR JUDGE TERMINATED THE MILITARY COMMISSIONS OF JUDGES BURTON AND CELTNIEKS.
II. WHETHER, AS APPOINTED JUDGES OF THE CMCR, JUDGES BURTON AND CELTNIEKS DID NOT MEET THE UCMJ DEFINITION OF AN APPELLATE JUDGE.
III. WHETHER THE ASSIGNMENT OF INFERIOR OFFICERS AND PRINCIPAL OFFICERS TO A SINGLE JUDICIAL TRIBUNAL ITSELF VIOLATED THE APPOINTMENTS CLAUSE.

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