United States v. Advincula

DECISION

LEONARD, Judge:

Appellant was convicted of one conspiracy offense and three offenses of violating a lawful general regulation. The offenses all involve some aspect of acquiring tax-exempt property in the Republic of the Philippines for the purpose of disposing of the property to Philippine nationals not entitled to tax-exempt privileges. Appellant pleaded guilty to all four offenses and during the providency inquiry the defense of duress was raised. We reverse because the military judge did not properly resolve the inconsistency between appellant’s pleas and the defense of duress.

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