Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. JOSEPH A. NORWOOD, Airman Recruit, U. S. Navy, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1967-11-17
Citations: 17 C.M.A. 289
Docket Number: No. 20,445
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v JOSEPH A. NORWOOD, Airman Recruit, U. S. Navy, Appellant
Judges: Judge Kilday concurs.
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 17
Pages: 289–291

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v JOSEPH A. NORWOOD, Airman Recruit, U. S. Navy, Appellant
17 USCMA 289, 38 CMR 87
No. 20,445
November 17, 1967
Captain W. H. Hogan, Jr., USNR, was on the pleadings for Appellant, Accused.
Lieutenant Colonel C. R. Larouche, USMC, was on the pleadings for Appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
FeRguson, Judge:
In this case, a bad-conduct discharge became a permissible additional punishment only because of the fact that the offenses of which accused was convicted permitted confinement for six months or more. See Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951, paragraph 127c, section B. The failure of the president so to instruct the court-martial was prejudicial error. United States v Yocom, 17 USCMA 270, 38 CMR 68, this day decided.
The decision of the hoard of review is reversed and the record of trial is returned to the Judge Advocate General of the Navy. The board may reassess the sentence or order a rehearing thereon.
Judge Kilday concurs.