Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. WILLIAM S. NELSON, Jr., Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1970-12-04
Citations: 20 C.M.A. 184
Docket Number: No. 23,344
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v WILLIAM S. NELSON, Jr., Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
Judges: Chief Judge Quinn concurs.
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 20
Pages: 184–185

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v WILLIAM S. NELSON, Jr., Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
20 USCMA 184, 43 CMR 24
No. 23,344
December 4, 1970
Lieutenant George F. McGunnigle, Jr., JAGC, USNR, was on the pleadings for Appellant, Accused.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles J. Keener, USMC, and Commander Michael F. Fasanaro, Jr., JAGC, USN, were on the pleadings for Appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
Darden, Judge:
The military judge in this case granted the appellant's written request to be tried by military judge alone without further inquiry whether the request was "understandingly made." (Paragraph 53d(2)(6), Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969 (Revised edition).) The omission is nonprejudicial, however. United States v Jenkins, 20 USCMA 112, 42 CMR 304 (1970), and United States v Turner, 20 USCMA 167, 43 CMR 7 (1970).
Accordingly, we affirm the decision of the United States Navy Court of Military Review.
Chief Judge Quinn concurs.