United States v. Harness

KEATING, Senior Judge:

We decide in this case whether the presence at trial of a non-lawyer holding himself out as counsel qualified in accordance with Article 27(b), Uniform Code of Military Justice [UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. § 827(b), deprived the accused of effective assistance of counsel when the accused was also represented by a civilian lawyer. We hold that representation at trial by a civilian lawyer and an appointed military counsel, who is a graduate of an accredited law school but who is not admitted to the practice of law (compare Article 27(b), UCMJ, with Secretary of the Navy Instruetion…