The governor versus the adjutant general: the case of Major General George O. Pearson, Wyoming National Guard

"2 What follows is the story of the legal fight between the Governor of Wyoming and the highest military official of that state; a conflict that resulted in a Wyoming Supreme Court decision and Pearson's court- martial, a unique event in the history of the Army National Guard and military criminal law. [...]the Court held that "the Governor exceeded his powers" in removing Pearson from office and granted summary judgment for him on the complaint.11 So what was Governor Hansen to do? Since the highest court of the state had indicated in its opinion that there was no reason that the governor could not convene a court- martial to hear the evidence against Major General Pearson, Hansen took action.