United States v. Bodkins

At a special court-martial composed of a military judge sitting alone, Appellant was convicted, pursuant to his pleas, of two periods of unauthorized absence, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice [hereinafter UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. § 886. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for two months, forfeiture of $695 pay per month for two months, and reduction to E-l. The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged, and the Army Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed in a published opinion, 59 M.J. 634 (Army Ct. Crim.App.2003).

On Appellant’s petition, we…