United States v. Johnson

GLADIS, Judge:

Appellant was convicted by a general court-martial, pursuant to his pleas, of unauthorized absence for a period of 32 months in violation of Article 86, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 886, and sentenced to a bad conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 3 months, forfeiture of $240 per month for 3 months and reduction to pay grade E-l. The convening authority approved the sentence.

Appellant assigns the following errors:

I. THE MILITARY JUDGE ERRED TO THE PREJUDICE OF APPELLANT WHEN HE ACCEPTED APPELLANT’S PLEA OF GUILTY WITHOUT ADVISING HIM OF HIS RIGHT TO PLEAD THE STATUTE OF…