United States v. Stafford

OPINION OF THE COURT

De GIULIO, Senior Judge:

Appellant was tried by a military judge sitting as a special court-martial. Pursuant to his pleas, he was found guilty of absence without leave and wrongful appropriation. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for four months, and forfeiture of $438.00 pay per month for four months. The convening authority approved the sentence.

Appellant alleges that the court-martial was without jurisdiction to try him because the convening authority did not properly ratify a panel selected by another convening authority. We hold that the…