United States v. Krause

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

The accused, a German citizen, who enlisted in the United States Army in September 1954, was charged with de*747sertion1 from December 17, 1954, until January 29, 1957, when he was apprehended. He was tried by a general court-martial and convicted. The court imposed a sentence which included a dishonorable discharge and confinement at hard labor for three years. A board of review reduced the period of confinement to two years, but otherwise affirmed the findings of guilty and the sentence.

On this appeal, the accused contends that the evidence is…