Nancy E. Ziesche v. United States

Whether a guilty plea obtained under coercive circumstances can be treated as a knowing and voluntary waiver of constitutional rights under the Fifth Amendment.

Whether the military appellate courts violate due process when they dedine to meaningfully review a substantial claim that a guilty plea was involuntary.

Whether the protections of Artide 45 and Article 66 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice require independent review of the voluntariness of a guilty plea despite waiver principles.