United States v. Boughton

DECISION

The accused was convicted, in accordance with his pleas, of larceny and unlawful entry, and, contrary to his pleas, of wrongful possession of someone else’s ration control card. The approved sentence extends to a bad conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for three months, forfeiture of $191.00 per month for three months and reduction to airman basic.

The accused alleges on appeal that the military judge erred by admitting hearsay evidence in rebuttal on sentencing. We disagree and affirm.

The rules of evidence may be relaxed during the accused’s presentation of his mitigation…