United States v. McCoy

Opinion of the Court

Homer Ferguson, Judge:

At a rehearing by special court-martial, the accused -pleaded guilty to a charge of willful disobedience of his superior petty officer in violation of Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 91, 10 USC § 891. He was found guilty and sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, forfeiture of $40.00 per month for three months, and confinement at hard labor for a like period. Intermediate appellate authorities affirmed, and we granted review on the issues whether accused’s plea of guilty was provident and whether the trial counsel erred in advising the second…