United States v. Taylor

I dissent.

*571I had thought it well settled in this Court that the doctrine of waiver would not be applied in those special courts-martial in which the accused was represented by a layman, as opposed to having as his advocate a qualified attorney, who would recognize the importance attached to the requirement of the Uniform Code of Military Justice that charges be signed by a person subject to the Code, under oath that he “has personal knowledge of or has investigated, the matters set forth therein; and , . . that they are true in fact to the best of his knowledge and belief.” Code, supra,…