United States v. Watkins

I disagree with the conclusions of prejudicial error stated in the Opinion of the Court.

We are dealing here with the case of a Viet Nam veteran who, following the breakup of his marriage, enlisted in the Coast Guard, more than three years after his Honorable Discharge from the U. S. Army. He shortly became convinced that he had made a mistake in returning to military life, and he formed a determination to get out.

He committed offenses which four times resulted in nonjudicial punishment. Finally the instant offenses led to the present court-martial. The accused’s own testimony, as well as the…