The Wayward Serviceman: His Constitutional Rights and Military Jurisdiction

Under the guise of protecting the benefits of indictment by grand jury and trial by petit jury for servicemen, on June 2, 1969, the United States Supreme Court set aside a rile of constitutional law which had endured since the adoption of the Constitution by the colonies. In a decision certain to have extensive consequences, the Court in O’Callahan v. Parker held that the status of an individual for crimes committed while he is a member of the armed forces. The principle which had clearly emerged after years of challenges at its periphery suddenly tumbled