United States v. Doran

Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Chief Judge.

At his trial by a military judge sitting alone as a special court-martial, the accused was convicted of an unauthorized absence. During the sentencing proceedings the judge received in evidence, without defense objection, a record of a prior nonjudicial punishment. A sentence was imposed of a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 2 months, and forfeiture of $279.00 pay per month for a like period. After approval below of this sentence, the United States Navy Court of Military Review-finding that Doran had been prejudiced by admission in…