United States v. Turner

Opinion of the Court

Darden, Judge:

The Court granted appellant’s petition to consider two questions: (1) Whether appellant was misadvised of his right to trial by a panel that included enlisted members; and (2) whether appellant was misadvised of his choices of counsel under Article 38, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 838.

Charged with larceny, housebreaking, assault, and robbery, the appellant pleaded guilty in compliance with a pretrial agreement. The convening authority approved a lesser sentence consisting of bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for ten months, and…