United States v. Chaplin

DONOVAN, Judge:

This case, a companion case to United States v. Robinson, No. 79 0801 (NCMR 20 August 1979) and United States v. Mills, No. 79 0986 (NCMR_), raises the issue of bias on the part of prospective court members and their eligibility to sit in the sentencing stage of a guilty plea case with a sufficiently open mind. We have re-examined the issue of bias as against certain types of offenders, within the context of this case, to determine if some members, at a point prior to the judge’s instructions and the presentation of any evidence on the case, were inherently disqualified to…