United States v. Rondash

Opinion of the Court

Appellant entered into a pretrial agreement whereby, in exchange for his pleas of guilty and promise to testify truthfully at another’s court-martial, the convening authority agreed to refer appellant’s case to a special court-martial. During the providence inquiry, the military judge directed the trial counsel to separately mark the offer and quantum portion of the agreement. There was no separate quantum portion. The agreement to refer the case to a special court-martial appeared on the face of the offer. Therefore, the judge was made aware of the agreement to refer the…