United States v. Flemings

Opinion of the Court

A Marine Corps special court-martial found the accused guilty of several offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The accused had entered a plea of guilty as to some offenses and not guilty as to others. The staff legal officer, in his post-trial review of the record, summarized the evidence presented at trial as to those offenses to which the accused had pleaded not guilty. The reviewer, however, failed to express an opinion as to the factual and legal sufficiency of the evidence. This was error. A post-trial review must do more than summarize; it must also…