§ 1259. — Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; certiorari.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC1259]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART IV--JURISDICTION AND VENUE
CHAPTER 81--SUPREME COURT
Sec. 1259. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; certiorari
Decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
may be reviewed by the Supreme Court by writ of certiorari in the
following cases:
(1) Cases reviewed by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
under section 867(a)(1) of title 10.
(2) Cases certified to the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
by the Judge Advocate General under section 867(a)(2) of title 10.
(3) Cases in which the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
granted a petition for review under section 867(a)(3) of title 10.
(4) Cases, other than those described in paragraphs (1), (2),
and (3) of this subsection, in which the Court of Appeals for the
Armed Forces granted relief.
(Added Pub. L. 98-209, Sec. 10(a)(1), Dec. 6, 1983, 97 Stat. 1405;
amended Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title XIII, Sec. 1304(b)(3), Nov. 29,
1989, 103 Stat. 1577; Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title IX,
Sec. 924(d)(1)(C), (2)(A), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2832.)
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-337 substituted ``Court of Appeals for the Armed
Forces'' for ``Court of Military Appeals'' in section catchline and
wherever appearing in text.
1989--Pub. L. 101-189 substituted ``section 867(a)(1)'' for
``section 867(b)(1)'' in par. (1), ``section 867(a)(2)'' for ``section
867(b)(2)'' in par. (2), and ``section 867(a)(3)'' for ``section
867(b)(3)'' in par. (3).
Effective Date
Section effective on the first day of the eighth calendar month
beginning after Dec. 6, 1983, see section 12(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98-209,
set out as an Effective Date of 1983 Amendment note under section 801 of
Title 10, Armed Forces.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 10 section 867a.
