Review of military court decisions
Allen v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Joshua D. Allen and three other servicemembers, convicted by court-martial, asked the Supreme Court whether it could oversee the Armed Forces court’s refusal to review their cases and send them back for full review if good cause was shown.
- Who it affects
- The four servicemembers did not get Supreme Court review of their request, and the Court did not decide whether the law gives it that authority in their cases.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Court refused to hear the petition (denied review) and did not decide that legal question.
The request followed the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces’ refusal to review the servicemembers’ court-martial cases.
Question presented
Does the amended version of 28 U.S.C. § 1259 give this Court supervisory authority over the CAAF’s denial of discretionary review and, where good cause is shown, to remand for plenary consideration?
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