United States v. Kema

Opinion of the Court

GEORGE W. Latimee, Judge:

After entering a plea of guilty to all charges and specifications, accused was sentenced by general court-martial to a dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for five years. Subsequently, the convening authority reduced the term of confinement to four years, but otherwise approved, and this sentence was in turn affirmed by the board of review.

The granted issue concerns the manner in which the staff judge advocate’s review was prepared. The review-— which we note parenthetically was complete and thorough in all…