United States v. Sewell

OPINION OF THE COURT

MOUNTS, Judge:

CASE SUMMARY

Due to the accused’s absence after arraignment a plea of not guilty was entered by the military judge for the accused. The accused was convicted of four specifications of absence without leave. Three of the absences occurred prior to the accused’s pretrial confinement on 23 January 1969. The accused was released from pretrial confinement on 24 January 1969 and was placed in the custody of a county police detective on civilian charges of murder, robbery, burglary, larceny and conspiracy. The release to civil authorities was made pursuant to an…