Case: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. MELVIN L. MYERS, Private First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
Abbreviation: United States v. Myers
Decision Date: 1968-03-08
Docket Number: No. 20,792
Citation: 17 C.M.A. 437
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 MELVIN L. MYERS, Private First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
Judges: 
Pages: 437–437

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v MELVIN L. MYERS, Private First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
17 USCMA 437, 38 CMR 235
No. 20,792
March 8, 1968
Colonel Daniel T. Ghent, Major David J. Passamaneck, and Captain John F. Morrow were on the pleadings for Appellant, Accused.
Lieutenant Colonel David Rarick, Major John F. Webb, Jr., and Captain William R. Steinmetz were on the pleadings for Appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM:
Despite evidence of the accused's prior good record and other matters in mitigation and extenuation, the law officer's instructions regarding punishment were limited to a statement of the maximum imposable sentence and the mechanics of voting. This was error and, under the circumstances presented, 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 Army. The board may reassess the sentence or order a rehearing thereon.