United States v. Greatting

Judge ERDMANN delivered the opinion of the court.

Staff Sergeant Christopher A. Greatting was the staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the K-9 Military Working Dog Section (K-9 Section) at Camp Pendleton. Consistent with his pleas at a general court-martial, Greatting was convicted of a number of charges arising from his supervision of the K-9 Section, as well as wrongful use of marijuana. At trial the defense moved for the military judge’s recusal because he had presided over four companion cases and had privately discussed certain aspects of those cases with the convening authority’s…