Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. LARRY A. DROWN, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1970-07-10
Citations: 19 C.M.A. 562
Docket Number: No. 22,900
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v LARRY A. DROWN, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
Judges: Judges FERGUSON and Darden concur.
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 19
Pages: 562–562

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v LARRY A. DROWN, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
19 USCMA 562, 42 CMR 164
No. 22,900
July 10, 1970
Lieutenant Donald B. Brant, Jr., JAGC, USNR, argued the cause for Appellant, Accused.
Lieutenant Thomas F. Bastow, JAGC, USNR, argued the cause for Appellee, United States. With him on the brief was Lieutenant Colonel Charles J. Keever, USMC.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
Quinn, Chief Judge:
At trial, the accused offered evidence which raised a question as to the legality of the conditions of his pretrial confinement. The law officer ruled the evidence was not "pertinent." The ruling was erroneous. United States v Nelson, 18 USCMA 177, 39 CMR 177 (1969).
The decision of the United States Navy Court of Military Review as to the sentence is reversed. The record of trial is returned to the Judge Advocate General of the Navy for submission to the Court of Military Review "for reassessment and approval of a sentence which does not include further confinement at hard labor." United States v Pringle, 19 USCMA 324, 326, 41 CMR 324 (1970).
Judges FERGUSON and Darden concur.