United States v. Massingill

Opinion of the Court

Darden, Chief Judge:

Our review of this case is to determine whether the staff judge advocate prejudicially erred by not referring in his post-trial advice to certain comments by the military judge after he announced sentence.

A military judge, sitting as a general court-martial without members, convicted the appellant of aggravated arson and violation of a lawful general regulation. After announcing a sentence of a dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor for two years, total forfeitures, and reduction to the lowest pay grade, the judge continued:

“Now, from the…