United States v. Miles

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

The issue before us is whether the accused improvidently entered a plea of guilty to some of the charges on which he was brought to trial.

On May 20, 1959, the accused appeared before a general court-martial convened at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was represented by appointed defense counsel and two civilian lawyers who were members of the bar of the State of New Jersey. In due course, he was arraigned on the following charges: Charge I and its specification, which alleged reckless operation of an automobile, in violation of Article 111 of the…