United States v. Smith

DECISION

RAICHLE, Judge:

Pursuant to pleas of guilty, the accused was convicted of larceny, burglary, wrongful possession of marijuana, escape from custody, and absence without leave (AWOL), in violation of Articles 121, 129, 134, 95, and 86, U.C.M.J., 10 U.S.C. §§ 921, 929, 934, 895, 886. His sentence extends to a bad conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for twelve months, and forfeiture of $382.00 per month for six months.

The accused assigns two errors for our consideration, as follows: (1) The accused is entitled to credit for the period of his pretrial confinement; and (2) Charge I…