United States v. Nichols

Opinion of the Court

GeoRge W. LatimeR, Judge:

The accused, a member of the United States Coast Guard, was tried by general court-martial at San Francisco, California, on July 6, 1951, and was found guilty of desertion- from July 27, 1947, to June 7, 1951, a period of about four years. He was sentenced to a dishonorable discharge and confinement for one year with all accessories. The convening authority approved and the board of review affirmed. The case was certified to us by the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury oh six issues.

The record discloses that the accused enlisted in…