United States v. King

*393Opinion of the Court

HomeR Ferguson, Judge:

We granted review in this case, limiting briefs and arguments to the following issue:

“Whether the pretrial advice (Article 34) and the post-trial review (Article 61) by the ‘Assistant Legal Officer’ is authorized under the Code.”

In view of the limited scope of the issue granted, it is unnecessary to set forth the facts developed at trial. It is sufficient to note that the accused was convicted by general court-martial of several offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and sentenced to a punitive discharge, total forfeitures, and…