Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. JAMES W. POWELL, Jr., Private First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1957-11-01
Citations: 8 C.M.A. 373
Docket Number: No. 9861
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v JAMES W. POWELL, Jr., Private First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
Judges: Judge FERGUSON concurs.
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 8
Pages: 373–374

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v JAMES W. POWELL, Jr., Private First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
8 USCMA 373, 24 CMR 183
No. 9861
Decided November 1, 1957
Major Frank C. Stetson and First Lieutenant Robert J. Hearon, Jr., were on the brief for Appellant, Accused.
Colonel J. L. Searles, Lieutenant Colonel John G. Lee, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Newton, Captain Thomas J. Nichols, First Lieutenant Jay D. Fischer and First Lieutenant Richard W. Young were on the brief for Appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:
The circumstances here are substantially like those in United States v Jenkins, 8 USCMA 274, 24 CMR 84. For the reasons set out in that case, the decision of the board of review is reversed. The record of trial is returned to The Judge Advocate General of the Army for submission to a competent reviewing authority for further proceedings under Articles 61 and 64, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 861, 864.
Judge FERGUSON concurs.
Judge LatimeR dissents.