Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

United States v. Williams

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided August 22, 1969No. 21,845PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Ferguson, Judge:

We granted review in this ease to determine, among other things, whether the accused was denied the effective assistance of counsel because his nonlawyer appointed defense counsel advised him not to seek lawyer-counsel.

Nonlawyer-counsel was appointed by the convening authority to defend Williams before a special court-martial on charges of possession, use, and attempted sale of marihuana, in violation of Articles 134 and 80, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 934 and 880. When Williams ex*519pressed interest in obtaining a lawyer he was taken to the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. United States v. TempiaUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1967
  5. Hiatt v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1950

7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. United States v. CattUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1975
  2. United States v. KinardUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1972
  3. United States v. MasonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1972
  4. United States v. AndrewsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1972
  5. United States v. BevacquaU S Coast Guard Court of Military Review · 1993

8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API