United States v. Mansell

Opinion of the Court

HomeR Ferguson, Judge:

Before a special court-martial convened at George Air Force Base, California, the accused pleaded not guilty to, but was convicted of, failure to go at the time prescribed to his appointed place of duty, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 886. He was sentenced to be discharged from the service with a bad-conduct discharge, to forfeit $65.00 per month for three months, and to be confined at hard labor for a like period. The convening authority approved the findings and sentence but thereafter a board of review set…