United States v. Hayward

DECISION

MAHONEY, Judge:

Appellate defense counsel contend that the charges against the accused, one of two co-actors charged jointly, were not referred to trial. We find this contention to be without merit and affirm.1

The origin of the defense contention is the fact that the record of trial contains two DD Forms 458, each of which the defense characterizes as a “charge sheet” for one of the respective accused. The first of these DD Forms 458 contains information pertaining to the co-actor on page one. Page two contains properly drafted joint specifications, naming the accused and the co-actor.…