United States v. Sudler

OPINION OF THE COURT

DeFORD, Judge:

At a trial before a military judge sitting as a special court-martial empowered to adjudge a bad-conduct discharge, the appellant, contrary to his plea, was convicted of absence without leave in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice (10 U.S.C. § 886) and received the approved sentence set forth above.

Upon appeal, appellate defense counsel urge that error was committed during the post-trial proceedings in that the trial counsel improperly authenticated the record of trial in the instant case in violation of the mandate in United States v.…