Case: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. TYRONE BADE COTTRELL, Signalman Seaman Apprentice, U. S. Navy, Appellant
Abbreviation: United States v. Cottrell
Decision Date: 1968-04-19
Docket Number: No. 20,870
Citation: 17 C.M.A. 485
Volume: 17
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v TYRONE BADE COTTRELL, Signalman Seaman Apprentice, U. S. Navy, Appellant
Judges: 
Pages: 485–486

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v TYRONE BADE COTTRELL, Signalman Seaman Apprentice, U. S. Navy, Appellant
17 USCMA 485, 38 CMR 283
No. 20,870
April 19, 1968
Captain W. H. Hogan, Jr., USNR, was on the pleadings for Appellant, Accused.
Lieutenant William A. Carnahan, USNR, was on the pleadings for Appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam:
It appears from the record that, although matters in mitigation and extenuation of guilt were presented by the accused, the president's instructions on sentence were limited to a statement of the maximum punishment and the effect of multiplicity. This was error and, under the circumstances, prejudicial to the accused's substantial rights. United States v Wheeler, 17 USCMA 274, 38 CMR 72.
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 or order a rehearing thereon.