Case: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. EDWARD C. McFADDEN, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
Abbreviation: United States v. McFadden
Decision Date: 1969-05-23
Docket Number: No. 21,914
Citation: 18 C.M.A. 370
Volume: 18
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 EDWARD C. McFADDEN, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
Judges: . Chief Judge Quinn concurs.
Pages: 370–371

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v EDWARD C. McFADDEN, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
18 USCMA 370, 40 CMR 82
No. 21,914
May 23, 1969
Captain John J. Rupreeht, USMCR: Accused. was on the pleadings for Appellant,
Lieutenant Anthony A. Derezinslci, for Appellee, United States. JAGC, USNR, was on the pleadings

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
DARDEN, Judge:
The accused stands convicted of breaking restriction, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 934. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for three months, and forfeiture of $90.00 per month for a like period. Two prior convictions were considered. Ameliorating action by both the convening and supervisory authorities leave this accused with a suspended punitive discharge in addition to confinement at hard labor and forfeitures of two months' duration.
The president's instructions on sentencing included advice on matters that on the one hand "logically" indicated that a more severe sentence should be adjudged or, on the other, that a more lenient sentence should be given. Similar advice was considered in United States v Wright, 18 USCMA 348, 40 CMR 60. A majority of the Court there held the instruction correct. Our decision in that case is controlling here.
The decision of the board of review is affirmed.
. Chief Judge Quinn concurs.