United States v. Lovett

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

The accused’s conviction by a general court-martial for several violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice was affirmed by a board of review. We granted review to consider the accused’s contention that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel.

*707On January 17, 1956, Chon Si Tong, a Korean soldier, was assaulted by two American soldiers. He could not, however, identify his assailants. At the accused’s trial, a Private G. H. Walker testified that he and the accused were the persons who committed the assault.

A few hours before the…