United States v. Tennent

I dissent.

Appellant’s special court-martial occurred on 28 April 1978. During the presentencing portion of trial, the military judge admitted into evidence a record purporting to be that of appellant’s prior general court-martial of 28 November 1977. Appellant voiced no objection to admission of that record, a NAVMC 118(13), although it failed to reflect final review of the general court-martial by the Judge Advocate General, as required under Article 69, Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Appellant now alleges that admission of the record was erroneous because the record did not indicate…