United States v. McPherson

DECISION

ORSER, Judge:

Tried by a military judge general court-martial, the accused stands convicted, despite not guilty pleas, of two specifications of absence without leave (one of about seven days duration, the other of over a year and a half), in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 886. The approved sentence provides for a bad conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for seven months, forfeiture of $249.00 per month for seven months, and reduction to airman basic.

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