Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. HAROLD J. C. LEFFEW, Sergeant First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1954-07-30
Citations: 4 C.M.A. 585
Docket Number: No. 4362
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. HAROLD J. C. LEFFEW, Sergeant First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
Judges: Judges Latimer and Brosman concur.
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 4
Pages: 585–586

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v. HAROLD J. C. LEFFEW, Sergeant First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
4 USCMA 585, 16 CMR 159
No. 4362
Decided July 30, 1954
Lt Col George M. Thorpe, U. S. Army, for Appellant.
Lt Col William R. Ward, U. S. Army, and 1st Lt William G. Fowler, U. S. Army, for Appellee.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:
In this case, as in United States v. Best, 4 USCMA 581, 16 CMR 155, decided this date, the Govern ment has moved to dismiss the accused's petition for review on the ground that it was filed prematurely. The accused was tried in a common trial with Best, and convicted of the same offenses. On appeal, the board of review took the same action with respect to him as it did with Best.
For the reasons set out in our opinion in United States v. Best, supra, the motion to dismiss is granted. However, here as in the Best case, the dismissal is without prejudice to the filing of a new petition upon completion of the review by the board of review. The case is returned to The Judge Advocate General of the Army for action consistent with this opinion.
Judges Latimer and Brosman concur.