United States v. Schiller

MICHEL, Judge:

Appellant was charged with desertion from his unit in violation of Article 85, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 885. As an aggravating matter, the Government alleged in the applicable specification that appellant was absent in desertion from this unit from 21 February 1978 to 13 April 1979. At trial, appellant pled guilty to the lesser included offense of unauthorized absence in violation of Article 86, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 886. During the inquiry into the providence of appellant’s guilty pleas in accordance with the mandate of United States v. Care, 18…