United States v. DeOliveira

OPINIÓN OF THE COURT

DeFORD, Judge:

The appellant, pursuant to his pleas, was convicted of absence without leave (2 specifications) in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 886, by a military judge sitting as a special court-martial. He received an approved sentence that included a bad-conduct discharge, ten days confinement at hard labor, and forfeiture of $75.00 per month for three months.

On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court committed error in admitting into evidence a summary court-martial conviction and three non-judicial punishments…