Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. ROBERT L. ALLEN, Corporal, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1970-12-04
Citations: 20 C.M.A. 180
Docket Number: No. 23,097
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v ROBERT L. ALLEN, Corporal, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
Judges: Chief Judge Quinn concurs.
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 20
Pages: 180–182

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v ROBERT L. ALLEN, Corporal, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
20 USCMA 180, 43 CMR 20
No. 23,097
December 4, 1970
Lieutenant Scott M. Feldman, JAGC, USNR, was on the pleadings for Appellant, Accused.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles J. Keever, USMC, and Commander Michael F. Fasanaro, Jr., JAGC, USN, were on the pleadings for Appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
Darden, Judge:
Allen, in writing, chose to be tried by military judge alone. The signed, printed form indicates, however, that he made such a request with apparent knowledge only of his right to be tried by a court-martial composed of commissioned officers. Advice that he had a right to have the court-martial panel composed of one-third enlisted men was omitted. This same omission was considered in United States v Turner, 20 USCMA 167, 43 CMR 7 (1970). The issue was decided against that appellant. For the reasons stated in that opinion, we affirm the decision of the United States Navy Court of Military Review.
Chief Judge Quinn concurs.