Legal Opinion
United States v. Burton
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided December 17, 1971No. 24,071PublishedCited by 306 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
Darden, Chief Judge:
The Court granted two issues resulting from a general court-martial conviction of Specialist Four Burton for two assaults and violation of a general regulation.
We address first the contention that the pleas of guilty were improvident. The foundation for this contention is that in informing Specialist Burton of the rights his guilty plea waived, the military judge failed to comply with this Court’s decision in United States v Care, 18 USCMA 535, 40 CMR 247 (1969). The Care opinion declares:
“Further, the record must also demonstrate the military trial…
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