United States v. Mercier

DECISION

HERMAN, Judge:

Tried by general court-martial consisting of members, the accused was convicted of conspiracy to possess and introduce marihuana and amphetamine onto a military installátion, and possession, transfer and sale of methamphetamine, in violation of Articles 81 and 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 881, 892.

Trial and appellate defense counsel have asserted numerous assignments of errors; we find merit in three.1

We hold that a copy of an Article 15 punishment not required to be kept on file by regulation cannot be authenticated by the custodian of records of…