United States v. White

DECISION

HODGSON, Chief Judge:

The sole issue before this court concerns the authentication of this record of trial by trial counsel. See Article 54(a), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 854(a); Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969 (Revised edition) paras 82f and 83a; United States v. Cruz-Rijos, 1 M.J. 429 (C.M.A.1976).

Just before the trial adjourned on 15 July 1981, the military judge announced he was to be permanently reassigned from the Sixth Judicial Circuit on 27 July 1981, and would leave on that date. He directed the trial counsel to authenticate the record in his…