CAAF Opinion Digest · one opinion, every topic
U.S. v. Mitchell, 50 M.J. 79
Decided Mar 26, 1999 · No. 96-1198/AF · 1999 Term · Opinion (PDF)
Digested under 4 topics
Trial Stages: Merits: Guilty Pleas
- where appellant does not receive the benefit of a bargained-for pretrial agreement, his pleas will be treated as improvident
Trial Stages: Merits: Pretrial Agreements
- where appellant does not receive the benefit of a bargained-for pretrial agreement, his pleas will be treated as improvident
Trial Stages: Appeals: Courts of Criminal Appeals › Generally
- where the effect of an action by a Service Secretary, which may moot an issue, primarily involves service regulations and practices, it should be addressed first by the service Court of Criminal Appeals which can bring special expertise to bear on service regulatory matters
Miscellaneous Matters: Statutes, Treaties, Regulations, Executive Orders, Directives, etc.: Generally
- the effect of an action by a Service Secretary, which may moot an issue, should be addressed first by the service Court of Criminal Appeals which can bring special expertise to bear on service regulatory matters
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