Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. DONALD A. BRONK, Seaman 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. 293
Docket Number: No. 20,533
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v DONALD A. BRONK, Seaman Recruit, U. S. Navy, Appellant
Judges: Judge Kilday concurs.
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 17
Pages: 293–294

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v DONALD A. BRONK, Seaman Recruit, U. S. Navy, Appellant
17 USCMA 293, 38 CMR 91
No. 20,533
November 17, 1967
Major L. G. Bohlen, USMC, was on the pleadings for Appellant, Accused.
Lieutenant Charles Freeland, USNR, was on the pleadings for Appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
Ferguson, Judge:
Tried by special court-martial, the accused pleaded guilty to two specifications of absence without leave and one of breach of restriction, in violation, respectively, of Uniform Code of Military Justice, Articles 86 and 134, 10 USC § 886, 934. Although the bad-conduct discharge was imposable solely because the offenses were tried together and the permitted confinement extended to- six months, the president did not state the basis for the additional penalty. Such was error and, under the circumstances of this case, it was prejudicial to fail to do so. United States v Yocom, 17 USCMA 270, 38 CMR 68, this day decided.
The' decision of the board 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 appropriately or order a rehearing thereon.
Judge Kilday concurs.