Case: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. JOHN C. YOUNG, Jr., Private First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
Abbreviation: United States v. Young
Decision Date: 1955-08-26
Docket Number: No. 6376
Citation: 6 C.M.A. 288
Volume: 6
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v JOHN C. YOUNG, JR., Private First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
Judges: 
Pages: 288–289

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v JOHN C. YOUNG, JR., Private First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
6 USCMA 288, 20 CMR 4
No. 6376
Decided August 26, 1955
Colonel Burton F. Ellis, Lieutenant Colonel Edward■ Duvall and First Lieutenant Leslie D. Scharf were on the brief for Appellant, Accused.
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Newton and Major Stanley H. Rubinowitz were on the brief for appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
PER CuRiam:
Convicted by general court-martial of aggravated assault, in violation of Article 128, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 722, the accused has appealed to this Court urging that, because the advice of the staff judge advocate was approved by the deputy commander of the unit concerned, the charge was not lawfully referred for trial.
This issue is controlled by our decision in United States v Williams, 6 USCMA 243, 19 CMR 369, a case which arose within the same command and involves the same official personnel. We held there that in the absence of the convening authority — in this instance the corps commander — it was proper for the deputy commander to act on the staff judge advocate's advice.
The findings of guilty and the decision of the board of review are affirmed.