United States v. Schmidt

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

The accused contends his conviction by a general court-martial at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, for numerous offenses in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, is invalid because the court-martial lacked jurisdiction to proceed, and his challenge of several court members for cause was determined by improper means.

Before the court-martial was formally convened, defense counsel examined the court members. He established that four of the seven members had read an article in the morning newspaper about a court-martial held the previous day. In response…