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Relford v. Commandant, 401 U.S. 355 (1971)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Relford v. Commandant, 401 U.S. 355 (1971)
Relford v. Commandant, U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Ft. Leavenworth No. 98 Argued December 15-16, 1970 Decided February 24, 1971 401 U.S. 355
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
Petitioner, then an Army corporal, was convicted in 1961 by a general court-martial for violating Articles 134 and 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice by kidnaping and raping, within the bounds of a military reservation, two women -- one, who was waiting for her serviceman brother who was visiting the base hospital; the other, who was on her way from the home on the base where she lived with her serviceman husband to the post exchange where she worked. In this habeas corpus proceeding, the Court granted certiorari on the issue of the retroactivity and scope of O’Callahan v. Parker, 395 U.S. 258 (1969), which held that a court-martial had no jurisdiction to try a member of the armed forces charged with attempted off-post rape of a civilian and related offenses, since such crimes were not "service-connected."
Held:
1. Though some of the factors are present here that the Court relied on for its result in O’Callahan (the offenses were committed in peacetime within this country’s territory, did not relate to the accused’s military duties, were traditionally cognizable in civilian courts (which were available to try them), and did not directly flout military authority or violate military property), this case significantly differs from O’Callahan in that the crimes there were committed by a serviceman away from his base against a victim who had no connection with the base, whereas here, the crimes were committed on the base against women properly there, one of whom was returning to her work on the base when the attack occurred. Pp. 364-365.
2. An offense committed by a serviceman on a military post that violates the security of a person or of property there is service-connected, and may be tried by a court-martial. Pp. 367-369.
3. The question of O’Callahan’s retroactivity is not decided. Pp. 369-370.
409 F.2d 824, affirmed.
BLACKMUN, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Relford v. Commandant, 401 U.S. 355 (1971) in 401 U.S. 355 401 U.S. 356. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=64HUEF7561Y8PMN.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Relford v. Commandant, 401 U.S. 355 (1971), in 401 U.S. 355, page 401 U.S. 356. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=64HUEF7561Y8PMN.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Relford v. Commandant, 401 U.S. 355 (1971). cited in 1971, 401 U.S. 355, pp.401 U.S. 356. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=64HUEF7561Y8PMN.
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