United States v. Smith

DECISION

BLOMMERS, Senior Judge.

The matter we face deals with interpretation of a provision contained in a recent change to the regulation governing military justice procedures in the Air Force. *738Specifically, it concerns the admissibility of evidence from an accused’s personnel records during the presentencing portion of a trial.

In this regard, previous editions of Air Force Regulation 111-1, Military Justice Guide [hereinafter referred to as AFR 111-1], provided:

During the presentencing proceedings, personnel records, or copies or summaries thereof, reflecting an accused’s past conduct and…