United States v. Brewer

OPINION OF THE COURT

McKAY, Judge:

The appellant was convicted of possession and transfer of a habit forming narcotic drug, cocaine. The convening authority approved the adjudged sentence to forfeit $100 pay per month for six months, reduction to E — 1, confinement for six months and a bad-conduct discharge. Among the errors assigned by the appellant as having occurred at his trial is that his defense counsel was inhibited from cross-examination of the primary prosecution witness because of the counsel’s previous representation of the witness. We hold that there was an unresolved conflict of…