United States v. Williams

ORDER

The record of trial in this case contains an undated waiver of appellate review which was apparently filed before the convening authority, an officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction, took his action on the record because both the staff judge advocate, in his recommendation, and the convening authority, in his action, refer to the accused’s waiver of his right to appellate review. Based on that waiver, the convening authority ordered the sentence, including a bad-conduct discharge, executed. Although review by this Court is precluded by an effective waiver, Article 61(c),…