United States v. Edwards

Opinion of the Court

This appellant was represented by Captain Volger at his special court-martial in Germany. Evidence of record manifested that Captain Volger had not received an authenticated record prior to the convening authority’s action. By order, this Court ordered a new review on the basis of United States v. Cruz-Rijos, 1 M.J. 429 (C.M.A. 1976). This special court-martial was originally tried prior to our decision in United States v. Goode, 1 M.J. 3 (C.M.A.1975). The ordered new review, subsequent to Goode, was accomplished on July 28, 1976, at Fort Hood, Texas, where an attorney,…