United States v. Blakey

OPINION OF THE COURT

FERGUSON, Senior Judge:

We granted the appellant’s petition for review to await our decision in United States v. Evans, 1 M.J. 206 (1975), on the question of the representation of several accused by a single defense attorney. The appellant’s brief best states his request of this Court:

Appellant urges this Honorable Court to interpret Article 38(b) . . . [Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 838(b)], as imparting to each and every accused standing before a special or general court-martial the absolute right to his own individually detailed defense counsel, to be…