Reid v. Covert Kinsella v. Krueger 354 U.S. 1 (1957)

• Author: Dennis J. Mahoney
• Pages: 2170

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In a 6?2 decision, the Supreme Court invalidated a provision making the Uniform Code of Military Justice applicable to civilians accompanying the armed forces abroad, and reversed the COURT-MARTIAL convictions of two women who had murdered their servicemen husbands on military bases overseas.

Justice HUGO L. BLACK, for a plurality, held that neither the power to make rules for governing the armed forces nor any international agreement could free the government from the procedural requirements of Article III, section 2...