A Treatise on Military Law and the Jurisdiction, Constitution, and Procedure of Military Courts: With a Summary of the Rules of Evidence as Applicable to Such Courts |
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Page 92
... application the court refused . The ground of the decision is not expressed ; whether it was that the court considered that the member ought not to be examined , and that the cause of challenge must be shown by other proof ; or whether ...
... application the court refused . The ground of the decision is not expressed ; whether it was that the court considered that the member ought not to be examined , and that the cause of challenge must be shown by other proof ; or whether ...
Page 99
... Applying this to courts - martial it may be said , that where a competent court - martial has formally come to a finding and sentence , and the proceedings are forwarded to the reviewing authority , this constitutes such a trial as was ...
... Applying this to courts - martial it may be said , that where a competent court - martial has formally come to a finding and sentence , and the proceedings are forwarded to the reviewing authority , this constitutes such a trial as was ...
Page 107
... application by the courts . " Between an order plainly legal and palpably other- wise - particularly in time of war - there is a wide middle ground , where the ultimate legality and propriety of orders depends , or may depend , upon ...
... application by the courts . " Between an order plainly legal and palpably other- wise - particularly in time of war - there is a wide middle ground , where the ultimate legality and propriety of orders depends , or may depend , upon ...
Page 125
... application for postponement , to secure counsel , unless it appears that the continuance will result in an unreasonable delay , prejudicial to the interests of the service . Any person of good standing , civil or mili- tary , may be ...
... application for postponement , to secure counsel , unless it appears that the continuance will result in an unreasonable delay , prejudicial to the interests of the service . Any person of good standing , civil or mili- tary , may be ...
Page 126
... application could not be granted.2 Counsel to assist Judge - Advocate , Counsel may be assigned to assist the judge - advocate . Should a judge- advocate , in an important and complicated case , feel the need of such assistance , the ...
... application could not be granted.2 Counsel to assist Judge - Advocate , Counsel may be assigned to assist the judge - advocate . Should a judge- advocate , in an important and complicated case , feel the need of such assistance , the ...
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Popular passages
Page 373 - I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm ) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America; that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and articles of war.
Page 368 - Every person who, having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered...
Page 294 - The writ of habeas corpus shall in no case extend to a prisoner in jail, unless where he is in custody under or by color of the authority of the United States, or is committed for trial before some court thereof; or is in custody for an act done or omitted in pursuance of a law of the United States...
Page 384 - All crimes not capital, and all disorders and neglects, which officers and soldiers may be guilty of, to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, though not mentioned in the foregoing articles of war, are to be taken cognizance of by a general, or a regimental, garrison, or field officers' court-martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and punished at the discretion of such court.
Page 117 - ... disclose or discover the vote or opinion of any particular member of the court-martial, unless required to give evidence thereof, as a witness, by a court of justice, in a due course of law. So help you God.
Page 347 - And the said records and judicial proceedings, so authenticated, shall have such faith and credit given to them in every court within the United States as they have by law or usage in the courts of the state from which they are taken.* 906.
Page 114 - States,' without partiality, favor, or affection; and if any doubt should arise, not explained by said articles, according to your conscience, the best of your understanding, and the custom of war in like cases; and you do further swear that you will not divulge the sentence of the court until it shall be published by the proper authority...
Page 433 - Treatise on the Combustion of Coal and the Prevention of Smoke, by C. W. Williams ; and the Economy of Fuel, by TS Prideaux.
Page 421 - If, upon marches, guards, or in quarters, different corps of the Army happen to join or do duty together, the officer highest in rank of the line of the Army, Marine Corps, or militia, by commission, there on duty or in quarters, shall command the whole, and give orders for what is needful to the service, unless otherwise specially directed by the President, according to the nature of the case.
Page 123 - The deposition may be taken before any judge of any court of the United States, or any commissioner of a circuit court, or any clerk of a district or circuit court, or any chancellor, justice, or judge of a supreme or superior court, mayor or chief magistrate of a city, judge of a county court or court of common pleas, of any of the United States...