United States v. French

I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion. It implies that Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI) Special Agent (SA) Sterne and appellant’s first sergeant were present at his interrogation to protect appellant’s rights. It also suggests that “their presence and cooperation” at this interrogation was at best insensitive to Article 31, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 831, and the Constitution. Such a benign view of these military authorities’ participation in appellant’s interrogation and resulting confession strikes me not only as unjustified but also as…