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Legal Citation: 350 U.S. 11 (1955)

Appellant
Audrey M. Toth

Appellee
Donald A. Quarles, Secretary of the U.S. Air Force

Appellant's Claim
That the U.S. District Court of Appeals erred in holding Robert Toth liable to prosecution under Article 3(a) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
William A. Kehoe, Jr.

Chief Lawyers for Appellee
Simon E. Sobeloff, Solicitor General; Lt. Col. Chester W. Wilson

Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black (writing for the Court), Tom C. Clark, William O. Douglas, Felix Frankfurter, John Marshall Harlan II, Earl Warren

Justices Dissenting
Harold Burton, Sherman Minton, Stanley Forman Reed

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
7 November 1955

Decision
The appeals court decision was...