United States v. Johnson

Opinion of the Court

Evidence of other acts of misconduct by the accused, including communicating a threat, was introduced in connection with charges resulting from an assault upon a sergeant. Assuming admissibility of the evidence, there were no instructions as to the limited purpose for which it could be considered by the court members. United States v Bryant, 12 USCMA 111, 115, 30 CMR 111. The Government’s case rests upon the testimony of alleged accomplices and an identification of the accused by the victim under unusual circumstances. Considering all the evidence, *480including the accused’s…