Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v WESLEY J. WRIGHT, First Lieutenant, U. S. Air Force, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1958-11-14
Citations: 10 C.M.A. 36
Docket Number: No. 11,641
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v WESLEY J. WRIGHT, First Lieutenant, U. S. Air Force, Appellant
Judges: Judge LatimeR concurs.
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 10
Pages: 36–36

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v WESLEY J. WRIGHT, First Lieutenant, U. S. Air Force, Appellant
10 USCMA 36, 27 CMR 110
No. 11,641
Decided November 14, 1958
Lieutenant Colonel Ellis L. Gottlieb, Lieutenant Colonel Robert 0. Roll-man, and Lieutenant Colonel Sam F. Carter were on the brief for Appellant, Accused.
Captain Latorenee J. Gross argued the cause for Appellee, United States. With him on the brief was Lieutenant Colonel Robert W. Michels.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:
Charged with the larceny of $20.00 from a fellow officer, the accused entered a plea of guilty. The meaning and effect of the plea were explained to him by the law officer, but. he persisted in it. He was found guilty as charged and sentenced to be dismissed from the service.
On this appeal, the accused contends he was deprived of his right to appeal from a ruling of the convening authority declaring unavailable individual military counsel requested by the accused for the Article 32 investigation. See Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951, paragraphs 34c, 486. No motion for appropriate relief was made at the trial, and it nowhere appears that the accused was prejudiced at the trial by the improper action of the convening authority. Under the circumstances, there is no justification for setting aside the conviction. United States v Mickel, 9 USCMA 324, 26 CMR 104; United States v Rehorn, 9 USCMA 487, 26 CMR 267.
The decision of the board of review is affirmed.
Judge LatimeR concurs.