United States v. Fisher

Opinion of the Court

In the recent ease of United States v Williams, 8 USCMA 328, 24 CMR 138, we began our opinion with the following remarks:

“This case should never have been before this Court. It is incomprehensible to us how, at this late date, after the enactment of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, a record of trial containing such a plethora of errors as found in the instant case could have proceeded unscathed through the staff legal officer, the convening authority, and the board of review. Over five years ago in one of our early cases, we had occasion to remark that:

‘It is not this…