United States v. Monod De Froideville

DECISION

Contrary to his pleas, accused was convicted of absence without leave and missing movement in violation of Articles 86 and 87, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 886, 887.

Accused’s appellate counsel, citing United States v. Gillchrist, 50 C.M.R. 832 (A.F.C.M.R.1975), contend that the military judge erred in finding accused guilty of missing movement. We disagree. In Gillchrist, we held a plea of guilty improvident because it made little difference which of several commercial flights the accused embarked on to travel to Turkey. Here, the accused was twice assigned a seat…