United States v. Merritt

Opinion of the Court

GEORGE W. LatimeR, Judge:

The accused pleaded guilty to a violation of paragraph 19, Article 8, Articles for the Government of the Navy, which made it an offense to be absent after the leave period had expired. The summary court-martial (now special court-martial) which accepted the plea was duly appointed on May. 11, 1951, pursuant to the provisions of the Articles for the Government of the Navy. The specification was approved on May 28, 1951, and a true copy served on the accused on the 30th of May, 1951. The Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951, became…