United States v. Crow

Opinion of the Court

FERGUSON, Judge:

We granted review in this case to consider allegations by appellate defense counsel that: (1) The law officer erred by denying trial defense counsel’s motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of an unlawful search and seizure;1 and (2) the law officer erred in admitting a pretrial statement of the accused on the ground that the statement was obtained without a proper warning as to the accused’s right to counsel.

The complained-of search was conducted by the accused’s commanding officer himself, on July 14, 1968, with the assistance of a lieutenant…