United States v. Claussen

BYRNE, Judge:

Seaman Recruit Claussen was tried by special court-martial by a military judge sitting alone. In accordance with his pleas, the military judge found him guilty of three unauthorized absence offenses and two breaking restriction offenses, violations, respectively, of Articles 86 and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Seaman Recruit Claussen’s sentence to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 1 month, and forfeiture of $367.00 for 1 month was approved as adjudged.

The unauthorized absence in question began when Seaman Recruit Claussen absented himself…