United States v. Rountree

Opinion of the Court

DARDEN, Chief Judge:

The general court-martial convening order in this case designated Colonel Seymour Abrams as the military judge. Appellant Rountree requested in writing that his trial be by military judge alone. An amendment to the original court-martial order substituted the name of Colonel Carl Abrams as the military judge, but the accused did not execute a new request in writing to be tried by Colonel Carl Abrams. Instead, Colonel Carl Abrams, after satisfying himself that Rountree understood the significance of a request for trial by a military judge alone, struck…