                     BACKGROUND

     Appellant was tried for an unauthorized absence that began

on or about July 13, 1993 and ended with his apprehension by

civilian authorities on December 13, 2000.   During its case-in-

chief, the Government presented several documents containing a

variety of service entries showing, among other things, that

Appellant had been placed in the administrative status of

unauthorized absence, the dates on which the absence began and

ended, that his absence was terminated by apprehension by

civilian authorities, and that he was on active duty at the time

of the offense.   In all, some nine exhibits were admitted for

these purposes.

     On appeal to this In addition, several organizations are listed as

recipients for information purposes.   They include, among

others, the Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tennessee; the

Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Cleveland, Ohio; and the

Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Williamsburg, Virginia.

This message informed the recipients that Appellant, who had

been absent since July 13, 1993, was apprehended by civilian

authorities in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 13, 2000.   It

further indicates that Appellant was returned to the Transit

Personnel Unit in Pearl Harbor and requests that organization

inform NACIC of the ultimate disposition of Appellant’s




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situation whether by nonjudicial