United States v. Robbins

GLADIS, Judge:

The accused stands convicted, contrary to his pleas, of seven unauthorized absences and disobedience of a lawful order, in violation of Articles 86 and 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 886 and 892. The approved sentence, as the case reaches us, consists of a probationally suspended bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 2 months, forfeiture of $240 per month for 2 months, and reduction to pay grade E-1.

The accused contends, among other things, that his court-martial lacked in personam jurisdiction because of recruiter misconduct involving his…