United States v. Holloway

Opinion of the Court

GIERKE, Judge:

A military judge sitting as a special court-martial convicted Private First Class Holloway of three specifications of unauthorized absence, one terminated by apprehension, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 886. The approved sentence provides for a bad-conduct discharge, confinement and forfeiture of $500.00 pay per month for 4 months, and reduction to pay grade E-l.

On August 1, 1991, after his third unauthorized absence, Holloway surrendered to military authorities and was placed in pretrial confinement. On August 7, 1991,…