United States v. Miller

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

’ The accused was tried by general court-martial in Japan for misbehavior before the enemy in violation of Article 99 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 693. He was found guilty and was sentenced to dishonor.able discharge, total forfeiture of pay and confinement for one year. Navy reviewing authorities have upheld the findings and sentence.

The record in this case reveals that during the trial and prior to the findings, a closed session conference was held by the law officer and the court outside the presence of defense counsel,…