United States v. Davis

*354Opinion of the Court

FERGUSON, Judge:

The issue in this case is the same as in United States v Bowman, 20 USCMA 119, 42 CMR 311 (1970), where we reversed for failure of the law officer to comply with the requirements laid down by this Court in United States v Donohew, 18 USCMA 149, 39 CMR 149 (1969). In lieu of conducting a personal inquiry of the accused concerning his knowledge of his entitlement to counsel (Article 38(b), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 838), the law officer utilized a printed form, initialed and signed by the accused and his counsel, certifying that the latter…