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United States v. Wright

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided May 23, 1969No. 21,533PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

DARDEN, Judge:

On January 11, 1968, the accused— having entered a plea of guilty — was tried and convicted by a special court-martial aboard the U. S. S. FRANCIS MARION for absence without leave from 12:00 a.m., December 26, 1967, until 10:20 p.m., December 31, 1967. Relying upon the provision of paragraph 127c, Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951, that permits the imposition of a punitive discharge when there have been two previous convictions, although such a discharge is not authorized as a punishment for the current offense, the court imposed a bad-conduct…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. DonohewUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1969
  2. United States v. WheelerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1967
  3. United States v. HuttonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1964
  4. United States v. YocomUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1967
  5. United States v. CookUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1960

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. United States v. TackettUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1969
  2. United States v. GoadUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1969
  3. United States v. GoadUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1969
  4. United States v. JacobsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1969
  5. United States v. JacobsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1969

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