United States v. Warborg

*33Opinion of the Court

At his trial by special court-martial, the accused pleaded guilty to three specifications of absence without leave and one specification of larceny of various Government tools. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for six months, forfeiture of $50.00 per month for six months, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade.

During the formal convening procedures, trial counsel inquired of the court members whether they were aware of any fact which would constitute a ground for challenge against them. Two members replied in the affirmative and…