United States v. Daniel

OPINION OF THE COURT

WOLD, Senior Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, appellant was convicted by a special court-martial with members of assault with intent to commit robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. His conviction was based largely on the testimony of two accomplices who had previously been tried and convicted. Both of these witnesses pled guilty at their trials pursuant to pretrial agreements which required them to plead guilty and testify truthfully at appellant’s trial in exchange for a sentence limitation. The same convening authority accepted the witnesses’ pretrial agreements and…