United States v. Clark

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

Before a general court-martial, the accused pleaded guilty to several offenses in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, reduction to grade E-l, and confinement at hard labor for six months. The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged. On this appeal, the accused contends he was not credited with the period of his pretrial confinement, as provided by his pretrial offer to plead guilty.

During an unauthorized absence, the accused was apprehended by agents of the Federal Bureau of…