United States v. Williamson

OPINION OF THE COURT

FULTON, Senior Judge:

The issues in this case are (a) whether serving as a magistrate for the review of an accused’s pretrial confinement, and approving that confinement, disqualified the military judge from presiding without court members over the trial of the accused pleading guilty, and (b) whether the military judge improperly accepted the appellant’s plea of guilty to robbery in the face of a possible defense of drunkenness affecting specific larcenous intent.

Charged with committing forcible sodomy on, and robbing, another soldier, appellant entered into a plea bargain…