Legal Opinion
United States v. Dawson
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided January 12, 1981No. 38,445; CM 438463PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLETCHER, Judge:
This case requires us to examine a certain plea-bargaining practice in the armed services.
On April 27, 1979, Brigadier General Healy, an acting general court-martial convening authority, referred to a general court-martial various charges and specifications against the appellant. Shortly thereafter, on April 30, 1979, the appellant, with advice of counsel, entered into a pretrial agreement with General Healy. In return for the appellant’s pleas of guilty, this acting general court-martial convening authority promised to approve a sentence no greater than a dishonorable…
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