United States v. Calhoun

OPINION OF THE COURT

MORGAN, C.H., II, Judge:

After convicting appellant contrary to his pleas of obstruction of justice, subornation of perjury, and conspiracy to commit perjury, a general court-martial consisting of officer members sentenced him to a dishonorable discharge and confinement for 30 months. We hold appellant was denied effective assistance of counsel and reverse.

Facts

Appellant’s lengthy sojourn through the military justice system began with his declination of nonjudicial punishment offered for driving on-base while under revocation,1 and for disobeying the order of a security…