United States v. Arthur

OPINION OF THE COURT

FELDER, Judge:

The appellant was convicted by a special court-martial with members of absence without authority from 22 July 1969 to 4 October 1973 in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 886. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, which was approved by the convening authority.

The appellant assigns as error the denial by the military judge of the motion by the defense to dismiss the charge for lack of jurisdiction. He claims the prescribed regulatory procedures were not followed in inducting him in the Army and therefore, that he was…