United States v. Burns

OPINION OF THE COURT

JONES, Senior Judge:

Appellant comes before this Court convicted of possessing marihuana in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934. As the case was tried prior to 2 July 1976, there is no impediment to charging and punishing the appellant under the general article. United States v. Jackson, 3 M.J. 101 (C.M.A.1977).

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One of the errors assigned by the appellant is that the convening authority and staff judge advocate were disqualified to act on the record because of a prior agreement with two of the witnesses to testify in this case and to…