Legal Opinion

United States v. Heflin

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided August 1, 1975No. 29,144PublishedCited by 78 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Fletcher, Chief Judge:

The propriety of the military judge’s admission into evidence during the sentencing phase of appellant’s trial of a DA Form 20B1 reflecting two previous summary court-martial convictions forms the basis for this appeal. Both parties acknowledge that under pertinent Army regulations,2 the DA Form 20B lacked the required entry to establish finality with respect to both convictions.3 Under our precedents, an entry *506on the DA Form 20B reflecting completion of supervisory review is a nonwaiva-ble prerequisite to its admission into evidence as proof of a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. GravesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1975
  2. United States v. MontgomeryUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970
  3. United States v. MundyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953
  4. United States v. LarneyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953
  5. United States v. WilsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1957

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3Cited by78 opinions

  1. United States v. RivasUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1977
  2. United States v. HardenUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1976
  3. United States v. AlefUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1977
  4. United States v. SimsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1977
  5. United States v. NegroneUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1980

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