Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. EDWARD WARD, Private First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1970-07-17
Citations: 19 C.M.A. 573
Docket Number: No. 23,001
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v EDWARD WARD, Private First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
Judges: Judge DARDEN concurs.
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 19
Pages: 573–574

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v EDWARD WARD, Private First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
19 USCMA 573, 42 CMR 175
No. 23,001
July 17, 1970
Colonel Daniel T. Ghent, Captain Monte Engler, and Captain Norman L. Blumenfeld were on the pleadings for Appellant, Accused.
Colonel David T. Bryant, Captain William R. Steinmetz, and Captain James L. Rider were on the pleadings for Appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
Quinn, Chief Judge:
The issue in this case concerns the propriety of the military judge's examination of the sentence portion of the accused's pretrial agreement with the convening authority. We sustained the procedure in United States v Villa, 19 USCMA 564, 42 CMR 166 (1970). Accordingly, the decision of the United States Army Court of Military Review is affirmed.
Judge DARDEN concurs.