Case Name: Sergeant First Class James L. HALL, SSN [ XXX-XX-XXXX ], United States Army, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES, Respondent
Court: United States Courts of Military Review
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1977-10-25
Citations: 4 M.J. 603
Docket Number: CM 434228
Parties: Sergeant First Class James L. HALL, SSN [ XXX-XX-XXXX ], United States Army, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Military Justice Reporter
Volume: 4
Pages: 603–604

Head Matter:
Sergeant First Class James L. HALL, SSN [ XXX-XX-XXXX ], United States Army, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES, Respondent.
CM 434228.
U. S. Army Court of Military Review.
25 Oct. 1977.
Colonel Robert B. Clarke, JAGC, Captain D. David Hostler, JAGC, and Captain Ronald F. Larson, JAGC, represented the petitioner before the Court.
Major Steven M. Werner, JAGC, and Captain David P. Saxon, JAGC, represented the respondent before the Court.
Before COOK, DRIBBEN and DeFORD, Appellate Military Judges.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT ON PETITION FOR CERTIFICATE OF INNOCENCE
PER CURIAM:
On 17 September 1976 this Court set aside the findings of guilty and the sentence in appellant's case because it was not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt of appellant's guilt.
Appellant has now petitioned this Court to issue him a certificate of innocence under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2513. This we are unable to do. While we were unpersuaded that appellant's guilt was established beyond a reasonable doubt, we are not able to assert from this record of trial that appellant "did not commit any of the acts charged" as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2513(a)(2) before a certificate can issue. Nor could we hold that appellant "did not by misconduct or neglect cause or bring about his own prosecution" which is another statutory prerequisite.
Consequently, the Petition for a Certificate of Innocence is denied.
Forrest v. United States, 3 M.J. 173 (C.M.A. 1977).