Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. GERALD E. GREMILLION, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1969-09-12
Citations: 18 C.M.A. 568
Docket Number: No. 22,039
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v GERALD E. GREMILLION, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
Judges: Chief Judge Quinn concurs.
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 18
Pages: 568–569

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v GERALD E. GREMILLION, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
18 USCMA 568, 40 CMR 280
No. 22,039
September 12, 1969
Commander E. M. Fulton, Jr., JAGC, USN, and Lieutenant Scott M. Feldman, JAGC, USNR, were on the pleadings for Appellant, Accused.
"Captain Patricia A. Murphy, USMC, was on the pleadings for Appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
Darden, Judge:
In this case,, we.are ashed to evaluate the adequacy of the law officer's inquiry into the providence of the accused's plea of guilty to wrongfully possessing marihuana, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 934.
The rather lengthy inquiry is deficient in that it did not delineate the elements of the offense. This omission now, however, need not result in reversible error. United States v Care, 18 USCMA 535, 40 CMR 247. In light of the accused's insistence that he knew the elements of the offense to which he pleaded guilty and his persistence in maintaining that plea, we are satisfied • that the inquiry— as a whole — -meets requisite demands. United States v Care, supra. The procedure followed in this case would not meet the standard that must apply to cases tried thirty days after the decision in Care.
The decision of the board of review is affirmed.
Chief Judge Quinn concurs.