United States v. Evans

OPINION OF THE COURT

COOK, Senior Judge:

Appellant was tried by a special court-martial, consisting solely of a trial judge, for four acts of possessing, and three occurrences of sale of, marijuana. All these crimes were alleged as violations of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice (10 U.S.C. § 934). He pled guilty on all counts and the judge’s findings were, predictably, in accord therewith. The approved sentence is noted above.

Our sole concern on appeal arises from the fact that on 5 July 1976 the trial counsel “authenticated” the record of trial “in [the] absence of [the] Military…