United States v. Wiley

Opinion of the Court

FeRGUson, Judge:

Convicted of three specifications of unlawfully abusing his official position in soliciting and accepting funds from basic trainees for his personal use, in violation of Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 134, 10 USC § 934, the accused petitioned this Court for relief from the board of review’s affirmance of his conviction. We granted review upon the issues whether:

A. THE LAW OFFICER ERRED TO THE SUBSTANTIAL PREJUDICE OF THE ACCUSED IN FAILING TO INSTRUCT THE COURT, SUA SPONTE, ON ACCOMPLICE TESTIMONY.

B. THE OFFENSES CHARGED INVOLVE GRAFT OR A MERE…