United States v. Larry

*416Opinion of the Court

This accused stands convicted of absence without leave and assault with a dangerous weapon, violations of Articles 86 and 128 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC §§ 680 and 722. The special court-martial which tried the accused imposed a sentence of bad-conduct discharge and six months’ confinement at hard labor. The execution of the discharge was suspended by the supervisory authority.

The record of trial, in the words of the board of review, is “replete with errors,” both substantive and procedural. Among others we note the admission into evidence of a…