United States v. Knecht

Opinion of the Court

COOK, Judge:

In accordance with his pleas, the appellant was found guilty by a general court-martial, consisting of a judge alone, of possessing hashish and heroin, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934. We granted review to determine whether the appellant was prejudiced because he was not accorded an opportunity to rebut matters in the allied papers.

The granted issue is raised in the following factual context. Following appellant’s trial, he became engaged in conversation with his brother and other individuals in a hallway located…