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United States v. Quick, C.A.A.F. (2004)
United States v. Quick, C.A.A.F. (2004)
United States v. Quick, C.A.A.F. (2004)
R. H. Kohlmann
He entered
Quick
Pursuant to a
After
He initially
her into the back seat where he struck her several times on the
head with the rock.
found in the cab and fled the scene, leaving the driver alone
and injured.
Based on his pleas, his admissions during the providence
inquiry and the stipulation of fact, the military judge found
Quick guilty of rape, wrongful appropriation of a vehicle,
robbery, aggravated assault and kidnapping.
Defense counsel, in
Pursuant to Quicks
See United
Id. at 686.
If it is easier to dispose of an
In addressing
Id. at 301.
Quick appears to
54 M.J. at 301.
To the
10
After
This is underscored
The
record does not reveal that the military judge was perceptibly
swayed by defense counsels concessions.
11
To the contrary, in
probability that, absent the error, the result would have been
different.
12
___ M.J.
lead opinion.
Both the Sixth Amendment and Article 27, Uniform Code of
Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. 827 (2000), guarantee an accused
the significant right to effective assistance of counsel.
United States v. Fluellen, 40 M.J. 96, 98 (C.M.A. 1994).
Importantly, there are countless ways to provide effective
assistance in any given case.
U.S. 668, 689 (1984).
By candidly acknowledging
Id. at 6.
In short, by
time credit each month for his 30 year sentence, but no good
time credit for a life sentence.
On