United States v. Lipovsky

Opinion of the Court

Ferguson, Judge:

Tried by general court-martial, the accused pleaded guilty to and was found guilty of absence without leave, making bad checks, and forgery, in violation of Uniform Code of Military Justice, Articles 86, 123a, and 123, 10 USC §§ 886, 923a, 923, respectively. He was sentenced to bad-conduct discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement at hard labor for two years. The convening authority approved the sentence, crediting accused with pretrial confinement from July 14, 1966, to December 2, 1966. The board of review affirmed. We granted…