United States v. Crutcher

Opinion of the Court

RoseRT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

A special court-martial found the accused guilty of three offenses alleged as violations of Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 934. Arguing for a maximum sentence, trial counsel contended that by directing trial by special court-martial the convening authority had already “reduced” the accused’s punishment “to roughly one-thirtieth of its initial possibility.” This was error. United States v Carpenter, 11 USCMA 418, 29 CMR 234. Trial counsel also set out the maximum penalty authorized by the Table of Maximum…