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United States v. Simpson

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided May 19, 1967No. 19,865PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

This is one of a number of cases challenging the procedure adopted by a law officer in Vietnam to assure himself of the providence and voluntariness of proposed pleas of guilty.

Before formal entry of the pleas, the law officer held an out-of-court hearing with the accused, their counsel, and trial counsel.1 He announced it was his “practice” to place the accused under oath as a means of insuring “truthful answers” to his questions. He advised the accused that, if he determined their respective pleas of guilty were improvident, their answers could not be…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. SamuelsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1959
  2. United States v. ChancelorUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1966
  3. United States v. AllbeeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955
  4. United States v. RobinsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1963
  5. United States v. CruzUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1959

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. United States v. HunterCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2008
  2. United States v. HoltUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1988
  3. United States v. PrattUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1968
  4. United States v. NichelsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1968
  5. United States v. BarksdaleUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1968

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