United States v. Johnson

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

A general court-martial convicted the accused of three offenses in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. On this appeal, he challenges the validity of the findings of guilty as to one of the offenses on the ground that the deposition of a Government witness was taken under circumstances depriving him of the right to representation by military counsel of his own choice.

When the charges were investigated under Article 32 of the Uniform Code, in March 1969, the accused requested counsel. The command was unable to provide a lawyer from its own…