United States v. Hill

OPINION OF THE COURT

Quinn, Judge:

Separate panels of the United States Army Court of Military Review have disagreed as to the effect of the staff judge advocate’s submission to the convening authority of a post-trial advice prepared before authentication of the record of trial proceedings against an accused. The panel that considered this case held that the staff judge advocate’s action was irregular but that the irregularity did not prejudice the accused. Other panels have held that the procedure is illegal and that the later action of a convening authority on the findings and sentence of the…