BETONIE v. SIZEMORE

Nos. 72-712-Civ-J-S, 72-828-Civ-J-S, 72-829-Civ-J-S and 72-870-Civ-J-S.

369 F.Supp. 340 (1973)

John BETONIE, USN, Petitioner, v. Capt. W. G. SIZEMORE, USN, Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida, et al., Respondents. Christopher P. TIMMONS, USN, Petitioner, v. Captain CARRIER, USN, Commanding Officer, NATTC, Jacksonville, Florida, Respondent. Phillip J. de LA TOVA, USN, Petitioner, v. Captain CARRIER, USN, Commanding Officer, Naval Air Technical Training Center, Jacksonville, Florida, Respondent. Dennis Michael LYNCH, TM3, USN, Petitioner, v. W. G. SIZEMORE, Captain, USN, Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, and J. S. Brunson, Captain, USN, Commanding Officer, USS Yosemite (AD19), Respondents.

United States District Court, M. D. Florida, Jacksonville Division.

May 9, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn L. Powers, Mahoney, Hadlow, Chambers & Adams, Jacksonville, Fla., for plaintiff.

Harvey E. Schlesinger, Robert S. Yerkes, Asst. U. S. Attys., Lt. Ralph B. Levy, JAGC, USNR, Jacksonville, Fla., for defendant.


ORDER AND OPINION

CHARLES R. SCOTT, District Judge.

The issue presented in this case is whether the Supreme Court decision of Argersinger v. Hamlin, 407 U.S. 25, 92 S.Ct. 2006, 32 L.Ed.2d 530 (1972), applies to summary courts-martial proceedings under 10 U.S.C. § 820. The holding in that case is that ". . . absent a knowing and intelligent waiver, no person may be imprisoned for any offense, whether classified as petty...

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