United States v. Rich

OPINION OF THE COURT

FULTON, Senior Judge:

On the recommendation of the trial counsel in this case, the convening authority accepted appellant’s offer to plead guilty in return for a specified limitation on the sentence to be approved. During the ensuing sentencing proceedings before a military judge, the trial counsel argued for imposition of a particular sentence which exceeded the limits agreed to by the convening authority. His argument for a specific sentence was objected to at the trial and the propriety of his argument has been made an issue on this appeal.1

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