United States v. Griffin

OPINION OF THE COURT

COSTELLO, Judge:

The principal contention before us is that the record of trial was not properly authenticated because the trial counsel acted as the authenticating officer in violation of the rule in United States v. Cruz-Rijos, 24 U.S.C.M.A. 271, 51 C.M.R. 723, 1 M.J. 429 (1976). Trial counsel acted at Fort Lewis, Washington, on 28 July 1976, the same date on which the trial judge arrived *554at his new station in Georgia. The trial judge had been routinely transferred from one Army judicial circuit to another pursuant to competent military orders. In these circumstances, we…