United States v. Jordan

The practice of this Court has been to uphold guilty pleas where an accused’s providence inquiry “indicates not only that the accused himself believes he is guilty but also that the factual circumstances as revealed by the accused himself objectively support that plea....” United States v. Davenport, 9 MJ 364, 367 (CMA 1980), cited in United States v. Boddie, 49 MJ 310, 312 (1998). The majority holds that the plea inquiry in this case does “not objectively” support a finding “that appellant’s conduct was service discrediting”. 57 MJ at 239. I disagree.

In my view, the entire plea inquiry must…