United States v. Bowman

Opinion

DARDEN, Chief Judge:

A majority of a panel of the United States Army Court of Military Review decided that in this case the military judge erred in admitting into evidence a certain extract of a morning report. The Judge Advocate General of the Army certified to this Court the question of whether the military judge’s decision was correct.

At a general court-martial trial involving four specifications alleging absence without leave, the prosecution introduced extract copies of morning reports. Trial defense counsel objected to the admission of Prosecution Exhibit 1, the morning report…