United States v. Harris

Opinion of the Court

We heard this case1 pursuant to a certification from the Judge Advocate General of the Navy. We are directed to the following question: “Was the U. S. Navy Court of Military Review correct as a matter of law where it held that the supervisory authority failed to satisfy the requirements of paragraph 85c, Manual for Courts-Martial, 1969 (Rev.)?”

Appellant’s sentence included a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor, for 4 months, forfeiture of $250 pay per month for 4 months and reduction to pay grade E-1. The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged,…