United States v. Courtier

Opinion

Quinn, Chief Judge:

At trial, the accused moved for a new Article 32 investigation. Among other things, he alleged that his request for individual military counsel for the investigation had been improperly refused. The motion was denied. Thereupon, the accused entered a plea of guilty to all the offenses charged and was duly sentenced. We are now asked to reverse the conviction and dismiss the charges on the ground that denial of the motion was prejudicial error.

Several actions by the accused in connection with his request for Captain Carmichael as individual counsel for the Article 32…