United States v. Ward
74 M.J. 173, 2014 CAAF LEXIS 1167
CourtCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces
DecidedDecember 8, 2014
DocketNo. 15-0059/NA
StatusPublished
Cited by1 cases
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United States v. Ward, 74 M.J. 173, 2014 CAAF LEXIS 1167 (Ark. 2014).
Opinion
CCA 201400021. On consideration of the petition for grant of review of the decision of the United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, it is ordered that said petition is hereby granted on the following issue:
THE CONVENING AUTHORITY ISSUED AN INSTRUCTION THAT LIMITED COURT-MARTIAL MEMBER NOMINATIONS TO PERSONNEL ONLY IN THE PAY-GRADES BETWEEN E-7 AND 0-5. THE LOWER COURT FOUND THIS SYSTEMATIC EXCLUSION OF PERSONNEL TO BE ERROR, BUT HARMLESS. SHOULD THIS COURT [174]*174SET ASIDE APPELLANT’S CONVICTIONS BASED ON THE RATIONALE OF UNITED STATES v. KIRKLAND DUE TO THE UNRESOLVED APPEARANCE OF UNFAIRNESS?
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