Case: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. LUIS YORDAN-ORTIZ, Private, U. S. Army, Appellant
Abbreviation: United States v. Yordan-Ortiz
Decision Date: 1962-04-06
Docket Number: No. 15,636
Citation: 13 C.M.A. 29
Volume: 13
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v LUIS YORDAN-ORTIZ, Private, U. S. Army, Appellant
Judges: 
Pages: 29–30

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v LUIS YORDAN-ORTIZ, Private, U. S. Army, Appellant
13 USCMA 29, 32 CMR 29
No. 15,636
April 6, 1962
Colonel W. H. Blackmarr, Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Herrod, Captain Jerome D. Meeker and First Lieutenant Robert L. Brosio were on the brief for Appellant, Accused.
Major Francis M. Cooper, Captain Stanley M. Wanger, and Captain William A. Zeigler were on the brief for Appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam:
We granted accused's petition for review, inter alia, on a contention that the trial proceedings, held at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, were tainted by command control. See United States v Kitchens, 12 USCMA 589, 31 CMR 175; United States v Smith, 12 USCMA 594, 31 CMR 180; United States v Barrett, 12 USCMA 598, 31 CMR 184. After appellant's brief was filed, the United States requested that the findings and sentence be set aside. Under all the circumstances, we conclude such action is appropriate.
The decision of the board of review is reversed, and the record of trial is returned to The Judge Advocate General of the Army. A rehearing may be ordered.