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Wright v. United States

Citations

  • 2 M.J. 9
  • 1976 CMA LEXIS 7412

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  • holding that absence of a qualified trial counsel in a court-martial did not constitute an error of jurisdictional magnitude necessitating that the accused’s conviction be set aside.
  • noting Government conceded trial counsel had fraudulently ob- tained certification and was not qualified, but testing for prejudice and finding none
  • defective appointment of trial counsel not jurisdictional; procedural defect must be tested for prejudice

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Judges: Cook, Fletcher, Perry

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