United States v. Cosgrove

OPINION OF THE COURT

The accused was convicted by general court-martial on his guilty pleas of two specifications of attempting to violate a general order in violation of Article 80, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 880. We granted review to determine whether the accused’s sentence was adjudged by an impartial court.

During voir dire examination, a member of the court, Lieutenant Colonel Jacobsen, expressed his views relative to determining an appropriate sentence, in part, as follows:

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