United States v. Sutton

*533Opinion of the Court

Ferguson, Judge:

Arraigned and tried before a general court-martial convened at Fort Ord, California, upon two charges of absence without leave, in violation of Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 86, 10 USC § 886, and a single count of desertion, in violation of Code, supra, Article 85, 10 USC § 885, the accused pleaded guilty to one specification of unauthorized absence, not guilty to the other, and guilty only of absence without leave for the period involved in the desertion count. He was found guilty as charged and sentenced to bad-conduct discharge, forfeiture of…