United States v. McQuinn

SEFTON, Judge:

Appellant was convicted, pursuant to his pleas, of three specifications alleging violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C § 886 (1994) [hereinafter UCMJ], by a military judge, sitting alone as a special court-martial, on 11 December 1996. Two of the three charged absences were terminated by apprehension, and all arose when appellant left his duty station in North Carolina to return home and to Ohio due to family problems. The adjudged sentence included 50 days confinement and a bad-conduct discharge, which was approved by the convening authority on 10…