United States v. Dahood

LANDEN, Judge:

At a special court-martial, military judge alone, appellant pled guilty to unauthorized absence and missing movement, violations of Articles 86 and 87, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. §§ 886 and 887, respectively. He was sentenced to confinement for 2 months, forfeiture of $400.00 pay per month for 2 months, reduction to pay grade E-1, and a bad-conduct discharge. The convening authority approved the sentence.

Facts

A Captain S represented appellant at trial. The response, on behalf of the appellant, to the staff judge advocate recommendation submitted to the…