United States v. Freedman

GLADIS, Judge:

The accused was convicted pursuant to his pleas of guilty at a general court-martial composed of members of two attempted larcenies, three larcenies, and thirty-three bad check offenses, in violation of Articles 80, 121, and 123, respectively, of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. §§ 880, 921, and 923, and sentenced to a dismissal, confinement for 5 years, and total forfeitures. The convening authority approved the sentence.

The accused contends that the court-martial lacked personal jurisdiction over him because after he was retained on active duty beyond the…