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U.S. v. McGriff, 78 M.J. 487

Decided Jun 12, 2019 · No. 19-0206/AF · October 2018 Term · Opinion (PDF)

Digested under 2 topics

Trial Stages: Appeals: Generally

  1. denial of a petition, although it allows the decision below to stand, does not suggest that the CAAF either agree or disagree with the merits of a lower court’s resolution of the case
  2. denial of a petition carries no support whatsoever for concluding that the lower court either correctly or incorrectly interpreted the scope and application of an issue

Trial Stages: Appeals: Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

  1. denial of a petition, although it allows the decision below to stand, does not suggest that the CAAF either agree or disagree with the merits of a lower court’s resolution of the case
  2. denial of a petition carries no support whatsoever for concluding that the lower court either correctly or incorrectly interpreted the scope and application of an issue
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