United States v. McNutt

Chief Judge GIERKE

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Following the trial of Private Eric M. McNutt, the military judge met with defense and Government counsel to critique their performance, in what is often called a “Bridging the Gap” session.1 During that session, the military judge voluntarily disclosed how he determined the length of Appellant’s sentence. The military judge explained that he sentenced Appellant to seventy days of confinement rather than sixty days because he was aware of the correctional facilities’ policy of granting five days of confinement credit per month for sentences…