United States v. Seeser

Opinion of the Court

GEORGE W. LatimeR, Judge:

The accused was originally tried on June 22, 1953, for the offense of sleeping on post, in violation of Article 113, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 707. He was found guilty as charged and was sentenced to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for ten years. A board of review in the office of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy reversed the findings and sentence for procedural errors and granted a rehearing. On November 25, 1953, he was retried for the same offense and again found guilty. On this…