United States v. Murphy

Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

The accused challenges the adequacy of the post-trial review by the staff legal officer. In particular, he contends that it provides advice only as to the legal, and not factual, sufficiency of the evidence. See United States v Arthur, 9 USCMA 81, 25 CMR 343; United States v Fields, 9 USCMA 70, 25 CMR 332. However, we note that, in his discussion, the staff legal officer observed that there “is ample evidence ... to support the findings,” and he set out the evidence in detail. He also pointed out that the “main issue” was the “question of fact”…