United States v. Rodriquez

In the years since United States v. Neal, 3 M.J. 593 (N.C.M.R.1977), there has been considerable development in the law with respect to the responsibility of military judges to ensure that pretrial agreements reflect all the terms agreed upon, are in accord with the law and public policy, are not fundamentally unfair and are fully understood by all parties. See United States v. King, 3 M.J. 458 (C.M.A.1977); United States v. Hoaglin, 10 M.J. 769 (N.C.M.R.1981) and the cases cited therein; United States v. Williamson, 4 M.J. 708 (N.C.M.R.1977). The military judge in this case, LCDR David…