United States v. Reed

Opinion of the Court

Paul W. BROSMan, Judge:

On his plea of guilty, the accused, Reed, was convicted by special court-martial of absence without leave, a violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 680. The convening authority approved the findings, but reduced the period of confinement and the amount of forfeitures, leaving undisturbed the bad-conduct discharge imposed. The supervisory authority, in his turn, approved the findings and sentence as presented to him. Following affirmance by a board of review, The Judge Advocate General, United States Navy, certified this…