Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. JOHNNY E. COLEMAN, Seaman, U. S. Navy, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1958-02-28
Citations: 8 C.M.A. 758
Docket Number: No. 10,477
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v JOHNNY E. COLEMAN, Seaman, U. S. Navy, Appellant
Judges: 
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 8
Pages: 758–758

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v JOHNNY E. COLEMAN, Seaman, U. S. Navy, Appellant
8 USCMA 758, 25 CMR 262
No. 10,477
Decided February 28, 1958
Major R. D. Humphreys, USMC, and Lieutenant (jg) W. W. McNeilly, Jr., USNR, were on the brief for Appellant, Accused.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Beale, Jr., USMC, and Commander Louis L. Milano, USN, were on the brief for Appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
PER Curiam:
The accused's unauthorized absence from his unit for 144 days resulted in his trial by general court-martial for desertion, in violation of Article 85, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 885. He was found not guilty of desertion however, but guilty of the lesser offense of absence without leave, in violation of Article 86 of the Code, supra, 10 USC § 886. Review was granted to consider the effect of certain irregularities and deficiencies in the post-trial review. We have carefully examined the staff legal officer's review and are convinced that the accused could not have been prejudiced in view of the court-martial's findings of guilt of the lesser offense. If, when considered as a whole, the review is not misleading, "isolated inaccuracies may be disregarded." United States v Morris, 8 USCMA 755, 25 CMR 259.
The decision of the board of review is affirmed.