United States v. Pruitt

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

The accused stands convicted by a special court-martial of bigamy, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 934. In affirming the findings of guilty, the board of review divided on whether the instructions “failed to provide the court with rational factors with which to evaluate the honesty and reasonableness of the accused’s mistake.” • A majority of the board of review concluded the instructions were adequate. In pertinent part, the instructions in issue are as follows:

“. . . We have heard evidence, gentlemen, introduced…