United States v. Martin

Because I believe that the Government severed an attorney-client relationship in this case, without good cause, I cannot join my fellow judges in affirming this case.

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Appellant was tried by court-martial on 28 April 1976 and sentenced inter alia, to a dishonorable discharge and confinement at hard labor for 18 months. On 28 April 1976 appellant requested in writing that, in accordance with the terms of Article 70, Uniform Code of Military Justice, he be represented before this Court by appellate defense counsel appointed by The Judge Advocate General of the Army.1

On 10 June 1976, “pursuant to…