Judge SULLIVAN
delivered the opinion of the Court.
On July 17, 1997, the accused was tried by a general court-martial composed of a military judge sitting alone at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona. Pursuant to his pleas, he was found guilty of conspiring to possess and distribute marijuana and 5 specifications of introduction, possession, and distribution of various controlled substances, in violation of Articles 81 and 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 881 and 912(a). He was sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, confinement for 25 years, a fine of $5,000, total forfeitures, and reduction to E-1. A fine enforcement provision provided for an additional year of confinement if the accused failed to pay the adjudged fine.
On December 28, 1997, the convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged. Pursuant to a pretrial agreement, however, he suspended confinement in excess of 8 years for a period of 12 months from the date on which the accused is released from confinement. On October 13, 1999, the Court of Criminal Appeals set aside specification 1 of Charge II (possession of psilocybin mushrooms, a controlled substance) as a lesser-included offense of specification 3 of Charge II (distribution of same substance) and set aside specification 4 of Charge II (possession of marijuana) as a lesser-included offense of specification 5 of Charge II (distribution of marijuana) but otherwise affirmed the findings. It reassessed the sentence, approving a dishonorable discharge, confinement for 21 years, total forfeitures, and reduction to E-l. The Court of Criminal Appeals also awarded the accused an additional 87 days of credit towards his sentence of confinement because it determined that he was subjected to illegal pretrial punishment. United States v. Scalarone, 52 MJ 539, 545-46 (N.M.Ct.Crim. App.1999).
On November 12, 1999, the Judge Advocate General of the Navy certified the following issue for review:
WHETHER UNITED STATES V. HUFFMAN, 40 MJ 225 (CMA 1994), WHICH HELD THAT AN ACCUSED’S FAILURE TO RAISE THE ISSUE OF ILLEGAL PRETRIAL CONFINEMENT AT TRIAL DOES NOT PRECLUDE HIM FROM RAISING THE ISSUE ON APPEAL, SHOULD BE OVERRULED.
We hold that the Court of Criminal Appeals properly followed the decision of this Court in United States v. Huffman, supra. See United States v. Allbery, 44 MJ 226, 227-28 (1996); United States v. Jones, 23 MJ 301 (CMA 1987). Furthermore, we decline the invitation of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy to overrule Huffman. See United States v. Tualla, 52 MJ 228, 231 (2000); cf. United States v. Carter, 25 MJ 471, 473 (CMA 1988).
The Court of Criminal Appeals detailed the facts of this case with respect to the accused’s post-trial claim that he was unlawfully punished while in pretrial confinement:
The appellant was placed in pretrial confinement in Yuma, Arizona, on 21 April 1997, for violations of Articles 81 and 112a, UCMJ, 10 USC §§ 881 and 912a. Affidavit of GySgt Waliszewski of 8 Apr. 1999 at 1. He remained in pretrial confinement until his trial, which occurred on 17 July 1997. His initial custody classification was “Medium, In Custody.” Id. This meant that he could not work outside of the facility. He was also required to have immediate supervision at all times, to wear restraints outside the security perimeter, and to have two escorts outside the perimeter. He was assigned to “Special Quarters,” rather than the “dorm” cells, because of the seriousness of his charges and the possibility of escape. Id. He remained in “Special Quarters” for 87 days. Record at 43. While in pretrial confinement, os a matter of policy, the appellant was not authorized phone calls or visits. Affidavit of Appellant of 1 Dec. 1998; Brig Officer letter of 23 Apr. 1997. The logs kept in the Brig, however, indicate that the appellant may have made or received three phone calls and had a total of nine visits. The trial defense counsel made five of [116]*116these visits, and another was for “legal matters.” One was a visit by a representative of the appellant’s command. The visitor log does not indicate the purpose of the other two visits. Government Motion to Attach of 14 May 1999, Visitation Log. The appellant was also told that he was in medium custody because he was considered a flight risk based on the length of the sentence he could receive. Affidavit of Appellant of 1 Dec. 1998.
While in “Special Quarters” the appellant was segregated from other prisoners and housed in a smaller cell for over 23 hours a day, Monday through Friday. He was allowed out of his cell for 15 minutes a day for recreation. When taken out of his cell, he was placed in leg and hand restraints. Based upon the evidence presented by the appellant, he has met his relatively low burden of proof.
In response, the Government produced an affidavit from Gunnery Sergeant Waliszewski, the detention facilities supervisor of the Yuma Brig. Additionally, the Government produced the Brig’s Special Handling Instructions for the appellant, a phone log, and a visitation log. We find that those documents generally corroborate the allegations made by the appellant. Of particular concern are the restrictions on phone calls and visitation placed upon the appellant by the Special Handling Instructions, and the emphasis placed on the appellant being an escape risk as a basis for his classification. See United States v. Anderson, 49 MJ 575 (N.M.Ct.Crim.App. 1998).
Id. at 544 (footnote omitted).
The appellate court below awarded 87 days credit towards appellant’s sentence. It stated:
Article 13, UCMJ, 10 USC § 813, prohibits the intentional imposition of pretrial punishment, and also the imposition of restrictions on liberty which exceed that needed to ensure an accused’s presence for trial. United States v. McCarthy, 47 MJ 162 (1997). We find no evidence of record of intent to punish the appellant by placing him in “Special Quarters.” We are always hesitant to second-guess administrative classifications. See United States v. Jenkins, 50 MJ 577 (N.M.Ct.Crim.App.1999). In this case, however, we find that the combination of the appellant’s Special Handling Instructions and the focus on the possibility of the appellant’s escape due to the seriousness of the charges, as the reasons to assign him to “Special Quarters,” resulted in the imposition of conditions more rigorous than necessary to ensure his presence for trial. See Anderson, 49 MJ at 576. We will grant relief in our decretal paragraph.
Id.
The Court of Criminal Appeals, however, acted quite reluctantly. It stated that it was compelled by our decision in United States v. Huffman, supra, to entertain the accused’s request for sentence credit made for the first time on appeal. It said:
We note the issue of illegal pretrial confinement was not raised at trial and is, thus, being raised for the first time on appeal. We find great merit in the argument that the appellant’s failure to raise this issue before the military judge constituted waiver. United States v. Huffman, 40 MJ 225, 228 (CMA 1994) (Crawford, J., dissenting in part and concurring in the result). Nevertheless, the 3-2 majority decision in that case binds us.
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Judge SULLIVAN
delivered the opinion of the Court.
On July 17, 1997, the accused was tried by a general court-martial composed of a military judge sitting alone at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona. Pursuant to his pleas, he was found guilty of conspiring to possess and distribute marijuana and 5 specifications of introduction, possession, and distribution of various controlled substances, in violation of Articles 81 and 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 881 and 912(a). He was sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, confinement for 25 years, a fine of $5,000, total forfeitures, and reduction to E-1. A fine enforcement provision provided for an additional year of confinement if the accused failed to pay the adjudged fine.
On December 28, 1997, the convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged. Pursuant to a pretrial agreement, however, he suspended confinement in excess of 8 years for a period of 12 months from the date on which the accused is released from confinement. On October 13, 1999, the Court of Criminal Appeals set aside specification 1 of Charge II (possession of psilocybin mushrooms, a controlled substance) as a lesser-included offense of specification 3 of Charge II (distribution of same substance) and set aside specification 4 of Charge II (possession of marijuana) as a lesser-included offense of specification 5 of Charge II (distribution of marijuana) but otherwise affirmed the findings. It reassessed the sentence, approving a dishonorable discharge, confinement for 21 years, total forfeitures, and reduction to E-l. The Court of Criminal Appeals also awarded the accused an additional 87 days of credit towards his sentence of confinement because it determined that he was subjected to illegal pretrial punishment. United States v. Scalarone, 52 MJ 539, 545-46 (N.M.Ct.Crim. App.1999).
On November 12, 1999, the Judge Advocate General of the Navy certified the following issue for review:
WHETHER UNITED STATES V. HUFFMAN, 40 MJ 225 (CMA 1994), WHICH HELD THAT AN ACCUSED’S FAILURE TO RAISE THE ISSUE OF ILLEGAL PRETRIAL CONFINEMENT AT TRIAL DOES NOT PRECLUDE HIM FROM RAISING THE ISSUE ON APPEAL, SHOULD BE OVERRULED.
We hold that the Court of Criminal Appeals properly followed the decision of this Court in United States v. Huffman, supra. See United States v. Allbery, 44 MJ 226, 227-28 (1996); United States v. Jones, 23 MJ 301 (CMA 1987). Furthermore, we decline the invitation of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy to overrule Huffman. See United States v. Tualla, 52 MJ 228, 231 (2000); cf. United States v. Carter, 25 MJ 471, 473 (CMA 1988).
The Court of Criminal Appeals detailed the facts of this case with respect to the accused’s post-trial claim that he was unlawfully punished while in pretrial confinement:
The appellant was placed in pretrial confinement in Yuma, Arizona, on 21 April 1997, for violations of Articles 81 and 112a, UCMJ, 10 USC §§ 881 and 912a. Affidavit of GySgt Waliszewski of 8 Apr. 1999 at 1. He remained in pretrial confinement until his trial, which occurred on 17 July 1997. His initial custody classification was “Medium, In Custody.” Id. This meant that he could not work outside of the facility. He was also required to have immediate supervision at all times, to wear restraints outside the security perimeter, and to have two escorts outside the perimeter. He was assigned to “Special Quarters,” rather than the “dorm” cells, because of the seriousness of his charges and the possibility of escape. Id. He remained in “Special Quarters” for 87 days. Record at 43. While in pretrial confinement, os a matter of policy, the appellant was not authorized phone calls or visits. Affidavit of Appellant of 1 Dec. 1998; Brig Officer letter of 23 Apr. 1997. The logs kept in the Brig, however, indicate that the appellant may have made or received three phone calls and had a total of nine visits. The trial defense counsel made five of [116]*116these visits, and another was for “legal matters.” One was a visit by a representative of the appellant’s command. The visitor log does not indicate the purpose of the other two visits. Government Motion to Attach of 14 May 1999, Visitation Log. The appellant was also told that he was in medium custody because he was considered a flight risk based on the length of the sentence he could receive. Affidavit of Appellant of 1 Dec. 1998.
While in “Special Quarters” the appellant was segregated from other prisoners and housed in a smaller cell for over 23 hours a day, Monday through Friday. He was allowed out of his cell for 15 minutes a day for recreation. When taken out of his cell, he was placed in leg and hand restraints. Based upon the evidence presented by the appellant, he has met his relatively low burden of proof.
In response, the Government produced an affidavit from Gunnery Sergeant Waliszewski, the detention facilities supervisor of the Yuma Brig. Additionally, the Government produced the Brig’s Special Handling Instructions for the appellant, a phone log, and a visitation log. We find that those documents generally corroborate the allegations made by the appellant. Of particular concern are the restrictions on phone calls and visitation placed upon the appellant by the Special Handling Instructions, and the emphasis placed on the appellant being an escape risk as a basis for his classification. See United States v. Anderson, 49 MJ 575 (N.M.Ct.Crim.App. 1998).
Id. at 544 (footnote omitted).
The appellate court below awarded 87 days credit towards appellant’s sentence. It stated:
Article 13, UCMJ, 10 USC § 813, prohibits the intentional imposition of pretrial punishment, and also the imposition of restrictions on liberty which exceed that needed to ensure an accused’s presence for trial. United States v. McCarthy, 47 MJ 162 (1997). We find no evidence of record of intent to punish the appellant by placing him in “Special Quarters.” We are always hesitant to second-guess administrative classifications. See United States v. Jenkins, 50 MJ 577 (N.M.Ct.Crim.App.1999). In this case, however, we find that the combination of the appellant’s Special Handling Instructions and the focus on the possibility of the appellant’s escape due to the seriousness of the charges, as the reasons to assign him to “Special Quarters,” resulted in the imposition of conditions more rigorous than necessary to ensure his presence for trial. See Anderson, 49 MJ at 576. We will grant relief in our decretal paragraph.
Id.
The Court of Criminal Appeals, however, acted quite reluctantly. It stated that it was compelled by our decision in United States v. Huffman, supra, to entertain the accused’s request for sentence credit made for the first time on appeal. It said:
We note the issue of illegal pretrial confinement was not raised at trial and is, thus, being raised for the first time on appeal. We find great merit in the argument that the appellant’s failure to raise this issue before the military judge constituted waiver. United States v. Huffman, 40 MJ 225, 228 (CMA 1994) (Crawford, J., dissenting in part and concurring in the result). Nevertheless, the 3-2 majority decision in that case binds us. Thus, in spite of appellant’s failure to address the issue of illegal pretrial punishment while he was allegedly experiencing it, or at the very least at the time of trial, appellant may now raise this issue for our consideration and resolution. Huffman, 40 MJ at 227. Since there was no evidentiary hearing, we must rely on the affidavits presented by both parties. Although the failure to raise this issue at trial does not bar this court from reviewing the conditions of his pretrial confinement, it is strong evidence that appellant has not been subjected to pretrial punishment. Id.; United States v. Palmiter, 20 MJ 90, 97 (CMA 1985).
52 MJ at 543. The Judge Advocate General asks whether the decision of this Court in United States v. Huffman should be overruled and, by implication, that the previously awarded credit be set aside.
[117]*117We initially note that Article 67(a)(2), UCMJ, 10 USC § 867(a)(2), states that “[t]he Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces shall review the record in ... all cases reviewed by a Court of Criminal Appeals which the Judge Advocate General orders sent to the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for review____” See generally United States v. Armbruster, 11 USCMA 596, 29 CMR 412 (1960). In this case, a question is raised concerning the propriety of the lower appellate court’s holding that it must follow our Court’s decision in United States v. Huffman, supra. Neither the Supreme Court nor this Court has overruled our decision, nor has there been any other subsequent change in the law affecting it.1 Accordingly, we hold that the Court of Criminal Appeals did not err in following our decision. See United States v. Allbery, supra; United States v. Jones, supra.
Moreover, the Government has not persuaded us that United States v. Huffman should now be overruled. See Robert M. Mummey, Judicial Limitations Upon a Statutory Bight: The Power of the Judge Advocate General to Certify under Article 67(b)(2), 12 Mil. L.Rev. 193, 217 (1961) (any specified question of law raised in case). Judge Effron, writing for a majority of this Court in United States v. Tualla, 52 MJ at 231, explained the heightened requirements for overruling our precedent:
When considering whether to overrule a precedent, we are guided by the doctrine of stare decisis. Under this fundamental principle, adherence to precedent “is the preferred course because it promotes the evenhanded, predictable, and consistent development of legal principles, fosters reliance on judicial decisions, and contributes to the actual and perceived integrity of the judicial process.” Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808, 827, 111 S.Ct. 2597, 115 L.Ed.2d 720 (1991). Stare decisis is a principle of decision making, not a rule, and need not be applied when the precedent at issue is “unworkable or ... badly reasoned.” Id. As a general matter, however, “[ajdhering to precedent ‘is usually the wise policy, because in most matters it is more important that the applicable rule of law be settled than it be settled right.’” Id. (quoting Burnet v. Coronado Oil & Gas Co., 285 U.S. 393, 406, 52 S.Ct. 443, 76 L.Ed. 815 (1932) (Brandeis, J., dissenting)).
We reject the Government’s suggestions that United States v. Huffman, supra, is “unworkable” (see United States v. Ginn, 47 MJ 236 (1997) (establishing workable procedure for addressing certain legal claims raised for first time on appeal)) or “badly reasoned.” See also New York v. Hill, 528 U.S. 110, 120 S.Ct. 659, 664, 145 L.Ed.2d 560 (2000) (“For certain fundamental rights, the defendant [not his counsel] must personally make an informed waiver.”). On the contrary, it is entirely consistent with the longstanding precedent of this Court. United States v. Johnson, 19 USCMA 49, 41 CMR 49 (1969); see generally Homer E. Moyer, Jr., Justice and the Military §§ 2-355 to 2-360 at 411-14 (1972). Accordingly, we decline the invitation to overrule our prior decision. Cf. United States v. Carter, 25 MJ at 477. The certified issue is answered in the negative.
The decision of the United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals is affirmed.