United States v. Jarrell

MAY, Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, appellant was convicted of an unauthorized absence of approximately seven months at a special court-martial and sentenced by the military judge to be confined at hard labor for 3 months, to forfeit $298.00 per month for 3 months, to be reduced to pay grade E — 1, and to be discharged from the Marine Corps with a bad-conduct discharge.

Appellant assigns two errors. We find no merit in either assignment, but believe it necessary to address in this opinion, the appellant’s jurisdictional challenge raised at trial and presented here as the first assignment of…