United States v. Rowe

Opinion of the Court

PER Curiam :

Before a special court-martial, the accused was represented by two commissioned officers and a warrant officer, none of whom was a qualified lawyer. He pleaded guilty to, and was convicted of, two specifications of unauthorized absence, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 886. During sentence proceedings, one of the three counsel made a brief unsworn statement for the accused, in which he recited certain difficulties the accused had with his wife which “prompted him to go UA.” He also made a brief argument in which he…