United States v. Daniels

MOLLISON, Judge:

The principal issue in this appeal from a special court-martial conviction is whether the military judge erred in accepting appellant’s guilty plea to wrongful possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in light of appellant’s statements that a Government informant had “relentlessly” approached him to commit the offenses. We conclude that the military judge erred in accepting the appellant’s guilty pleas on the record before us. Accordingly, we set aside the findings of guilty and authorize a rehearing.

Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, the appellant was found guilty of…