United States v. Howard

Opinion of the Court

GEORGE W. LatimeR, Judge:

This case reaches us by certificate from The Judge Advocate General of the Army filed pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 67 (&) (2), 50 USC § 654, in which he requests an answer to the three following questions:

“(1) Was the board of review correct in holding that Article 31 is applicable to testimony given by accused as a witness at other court-martial proceedings?

“(2) Where the prosecution seeks to introduce the previous voluntary testimony of an accused given as a witness in a trial of a third party, must…