Case Name: UNITED STATES v. Gerald F. MARCH, [ XXX XX XXXX ], Private First Class (E-2) U. S. Marine Corps
Court: United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1977-02-15
Citations: 1 M.J. 1150
Docket Number: NCM 77 0056
Parties: UNITED STATES v. Gerald F. MARCH, [ XXX XX XXXX ], Private First Class (E-2) U. S. Marine Corps.
Judges: Before MURRAY, Senior Judge, and MALLERY and GREGORY, JJ.
Reporter: West's Military Justice Reporter
Volume: 1
Pages: 1150–1151

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES v. Gerald F. MARCH, [ XXX XX XXXX ], Private First Class (E-2) U. S. Marine Corps.
NCM 77 0056.
U. S. Navy Court of Military Review.
Sentence Adjudged 26 July 1976.
Decided 15 Feb. 1977.
CDR A. W. Eoff, II, JAGC, USN, Appellate Defense Counsel.
LT COL P. N. Kress, USMC, Appellate Government Counsel.
Before MURRAY, Senior Judge, and MALLERY and GREGORY, JJ.

Opinion:
MURRAY, Senior Judge:
We find that the sentence in this case which includes an unsuspended punitive discharge is inappropriately severe. Exercising the authority which was recognized by another panel of this Court in the case of United States v. Silvernail, 1 M.J. 945 (N.C.M.R.1976) cert. dismissed No. 32,530 (U.S.C.M.A. 26 August 1976), we will suspend the punitive discharge in this instance,
Accordingly, the findings and only so much of the sentence as provides for confinement at hard labor for three months, forfeiture of $240.00 pay per month for three months, reduction to pay grade E-l, and a bad conduct discharge suspended for the actual period of confinement and six months thereafter are affirmed.
Judge MALLERY concurs.