United States v. Cruz-Rijos

*430OPINION OF THE COURT

FLETCHER, Chief Judge:

We granted review to determine whether the requirements of Article 54(b) and (c), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 854(b) and (c), were satisfied in the post-trial processing of the appellant’s special court-martial. The record of trial reflects that the prosecutor authenticated the 156-page transcript “in the absence of the military judge” after making in excess of 800 ex parte corrections. In addition, neither the accused nor his counsel was provided with a copy of the record of trial until August 15, 1974, almost a month after the…