United States v. Allgood

GIERKE, Judge,

with whom

CRAWFORD, Judge,

joins (concurring):

14. The first certified question raises two subsidiary issues: (1) Did the redesignation of the unit terminate the secretarial designation of the unit commander as a general court-martial convening authority; and (2) Did the redesignation terminate the existence of the unit?

15. I agree with the majority that the first subsidiary question need not be answered in this case. 41 MJ at 493 n. 2. Colonel Warner was a general court-martial convening authority in his own right by virtue of the secretarial grant of authority on October 23,…