Case: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. JACK PERRY, Corporal, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
Abbreviation: United States v. Perry
Decision Date: 1957-11-08
Docket Number: No. 10,597
Citation: 8 C.M.A. 401
Volume: 8
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 JACK PERRY, Corporal, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
Judges: 
Pages: 401–401

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v JACK PERRY, Corporal, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
8 USCMA 401, 24 CMR 211
No. 10,597
Decided November 8, 1957
Major R. D. Humphreys was on the brief for Appellant, Accused. Major Charles R. Larouehe was on the brief for Appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
At his trial for the theft of the hub caps from an automobile, the accused contested the voluntariness of his pretrial confession. The president admitted the statement in evidence. In part, he instructed the Court members that they "should give weight to the statement only to the extent that . . . [they] believe it truthful." Other parts of his instruction are substantially like those in United States v Jones, 7 USCMA 623, 23 CMR 87. These instructions are erroneous and require reversal of the conviction. United States v Schwed, 8 USCMA 305, 24 CMR 115.
The decision of the board of review is reversed and the findings of guilty and the sentence are set aside. A rehearing may be ordered.