United States v. Peterson

After hearing matters from appellant during the sentencing portion of the trial which appeared to raise the issue of entrapment, the military judge had the following discussion with the defense counsel:

MJ: I am going to set aside the plea and enter a plea of not guilty. Captain [W], you and your client previously submitted a request for trial by the military judge alone. For the record, I feel I can disregard what I have heard so far and decide the case strictly on what’s presented to me from this point on. However, I will give you an opportunity to withdraw that request for trial by military…