Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. CHARLES E. COLLINS, Private E-2, U. S. Army, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1956-08-24
Citations: 7 C.M.A. 313
Docket Number: No. 8488
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v CHARLES E. COLLINS, Private E-2, U. S. Army, Appellant
Judges: Judge Ferguson concurs.
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 7
Pages: 313–313

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v CHARLES E. COLLINS, Private E-2, U. S. Army, Appellant
7 USCMA 313, 22 CMR 103
No. 8488
Decided August 24, 1956
Lieutenant Colonel James M. Scott and First Lieutenant Philip L. Evans were on the brief for Appellant, Accused.
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Newton, First Lieutenant Peter J. Hughes, and First Lieutenant Russell L. Brenneman, Jr., were on the brief for Ap-pellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:
For the reasons set out in United States v Hawthorne, 7 USCMA 293, 22 CMR 83, the findings of guilty and the sentence in this case are set aside. The record of trial is returned to The Judge Advocate General of the Army for transmittal to the officer exercising summary court-martial jurisdiction over the accused for his consideration and action.
Judge Ferguson concurs.